Abstract
In The Sociology of an English Village: Gosforth, W. M. Williams described the religious life of rural Cumbria in the early 1950s. This research updates that study. Data on various indices of church and chapel involvement show the disappearance of communal conformity to the Church and increased commitment from the smaller core of committed members. The changed status of the Church is discussed as is its continuing role as occasional representative of the parish at large.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-49 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Rural Theology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2013 |
Bibliographical note
From 2007 to 2009 I was in receipt of a senior research fellowship from theLeverhulme Trust. I am grateful to the Trust and to the University of Aberdeen for
supporting my work. I am also grateful to the staff of the Carlisle and Whitehaven
Record Offices and to the large number of Gosforth people who assisted me with
my research.
Keywords
- Anglican Church
- community
- deference
- church adherance