David M. Thompson

Chosen Nations

History & Biography

“In this meticulously researched book, Christina Littlefield offers a new perspective on six late nineteenth-century socially progressive church leaders, three from the United States and three from the United Kingdom. Using the concept of civil religion, she argues that each was articulating core beliefs of contemporary society as much as those of the Christian faith, and in this way demonstrates what might be called the soft underbelly of the social gospel. No one interested in social comment by religious leaders can ignore this book.”

Infant Baptism in Historical Perspective

History & Biography

“An invaluable resource for the history and understanding of infant baptism in the Church from the New Testament to the present day.”

Nonconformity in Derbyshire

History & Biography

“Stephen Orchard's study of Derbyshire Nonconformity in the century after the Civil War is a pioneering work of local history. It also illustrates the primary importance of the local, rather than the denominational, in trying to understand the ways in which those who followed the original Dissenters had to rethink their nature and purpose in changing times. It therefore has many resonances for the contemporary Church in a society that continues to change.”

The Sunday School Movement

History & Biography

“The papers from this conference to mark the bicentenary of the National Sunday School Union offer important new insights and perspectives on one of the most significant social institutions of modern Britain from the late eighteenth to the mid twentieth century. Social and religious historians will gain much from this book.”