Title: The Church of England and the Durham Coalfield, 1810-1926
Subtitle: Clergymen, Capitalists and Colliers (Regions and Regionalism in History)
Description: In 1860 the Diocese of Durham launched a mission to bring Christianity - and specifically Anglicanism - to the population of the Durham coalfield. This book explores how the Church of England in Durham handled its mission. It reveals how the Durham experience relates to national attempts to maintain Anglicanism's relevance in a secular society.
Subjects: Church of England, History, Church work, Social life and customs, Religious life, Coal trade, Coal miners, Church of england, history
Places: England, Durham, Durham (England : County), Durham (County)
Time periods: 19th century, History