Saints and Heroes

Every politician needs inspiration and ideals in this cynical age. Frank Field's Anglican faith provides his inspiration, and a foundation for a set of ideals known as English Idealism, put forward by T. H. Green. These ideals built on Christianity to form a widely shared public ideology. As a leading politician and churchman, Frank Field illustrates his understanding of English Idealism through the life and work of five people who have inspired his political career. He looks at two Archbishops of Canterbury - the Temples, father and son - who helped to build up this public theology; George Bell who, as Bishop of Chichester during World War II, had the courage to be a lone voice campaigning against the policy of obliteration bombing of German cities; William Beveridge - this country's key reformer of welfare; Eleanor Rathbone, one of the greatest MPs, who campaigned to build an inclusive citizenship.

ISBN 0281061874   Pages 192 ISBN13 9780281061877 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 209 Publisher SPCK Publishing   Published in London Imprint SPCK Publishing   Height (mm) 216 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 138 Publication date 19 Mar 2010   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 261.7   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Six heroes and one hymn sheet
Pt. 1		The Temple Family
		Introduction
1		Last of the great Victorians
2		Father and son: the relative abilities of Frederick and William Temple
3		William Temple's business ethics: stymieing the left for a generation
4		William Temple: a political evaluation
5		Christianity and Social Order: the book and the nation
Pt. 2		A Magnificent Act
		Introduction
6		George Bell: a uniquely consistent life
7		Piety and Provocation: A study of George Bell
8		Two heroes, one message
Pt. 3		Madam Invincible
		Introduction
9		Citizenship and the politics of behaviour: lessons from Eleanor Rathbone's thought
10		Looking back to greatness: 50 years on
11		The whisper of greatness
Pt. 4		Leading the Master Class
		Introduction
12		Beveridge: in a league of his own
		Notes

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