# Philanthropy and the Funding of the Church of England, 1856-1914 (Perspectives in Economic and Social History)

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/philanthropy-and-the-funding-of-the-church-of-england-1856-1914-perspectives-in-economic-and-social-history/
- Published: 2020-10-22T23:42:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The changing relationship between the church and its supporters is key to understanding
changing religious and social attitudes in Victorian Britain. **

Using the records of the Anglican Church’s home-missionary organisations, Flew charts
the decline in Christian philanthropy and its connection to the growing secularisation
of society.

Part of the 68-book series **[Perspectives in Economic and Social History](https://www.routledge.com/Perspectives-in-Economic-and-Social-History/book-series/PESH)**.