Early British socialism and the 'religion of the new moral world' / Edward Lucas.
Lucas, Edward, 1962- author.
2023
HX536 .L83 2023
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Title Early British socialism and the 'religion of the new moral world' / Edward Lucas.
Author Lucas, Edward, 1962- author.
ISBN 9783031239403 electronic book
3031239407 electronic book
9783031239397
3031239393
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23940-3
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (v, 278 pages).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-23940-3 doi
Call Number HX536 .L83 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 335.41094109034
Summary This book challenges existing accounts of the role of religion in early-nineteenth-century British socialism. Against scholarly interpretations which have identified Owenite socialists as anti-religious or as imitating Christianity, this book argues that Owenites offer a re-conception of the nature of 'religion' as advanced through knowledge of the natural and social world, as a prospective source of solidarity which could serve as the unifying bond for communities, and as constituted by ethical conduct. It shows how this re-conception was formed through a sincere and considered reflection upon the problem of religious truth and was shaped by the particular religious context of early-nineteenth-century Britain. It then demonstrates the importance of this reimagination of religion to their understanding of socialism. Their religious interests were not an eccentric adornment to their socialism, an outdated residue yet to be shed and encumbering the development of a mature socialism, or merely instrumental to their temporal goals. Instead, Owenite ambitions of religious reform were grounded in the philosophical preoccupations which animated their socialism. Edward Lucas completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford, UK and now works for the UK government.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 1, 2023).
Series Palgrave studies in utopianism, 2946-448X
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1. Introduction
2. The State of the Literature
3. Reconceiving Religion
4. Owenite Socialism in Religious Context
5. Owenite Religion as a Socialite Religion
6. Religion and the History of Socialism
7. Conclusion.

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