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Book Review
“The Silent Revolution & The Making of Victorian England”
by Herbert Schlossberg
Reviewer: John Cavanagh
If you are into Church History you will love this book. It is very much about how
our nation was transformed in the years leading up to Queen Victoria's reign. From
the moral and spiritual desert of the 18th century the author traces the influences
that shaped the forming of the 19th Century transformation. It is an exciting account
of how evangelical Christianity triumphed over the forces of rationalism so that
a once cynical people became a whole nation "steeped in the bible". It contains an
amusing story of how a self professed atheist rejected a priest because he said,
"I will not have any man stand between my soul and my God" -
The huge influence of the Clapham Community, with William Wilberforce, Howard Thornton and many others, in the social and political scene, and the impact of Wesley, particularly in the educational and literary field, are set out. How evangelicals formed thousands of societies for the benefit of those in need foreshadows the sort of projects being planned for Merseyfest, literally "thousands of acts of kindness".
The author also highlights the factors that led to the demise of this influence,
notable the lack of unity between warring Church factions -
Ohio State University Press
ISBN 0-
