Victory out of Ruin
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Christian faith becomes a test of public conduct in Norman Maclean's reflections on Britain after the Great War. Writing in 1922, he treats strikes, crowded housing and divisions between rich and poor as signs of a deeper spiritual failure. An opening conversation with an outspoken acquaintance brings these concerns into ordinary church life, including the practice of charging for reserved pews. Maclean asks how a religion centred on love can coexist with indifference to suffering.
The essays move between religious argument, social observation and international affairs. A visit to Mount Vernon prompts reflections on Washington, Lafayette and the debts nations owe one another, while the contents point to further discussions of liberty and peace. Readers interested in Christianity's place in public life can examine an urgent attempt to connect personal belief with housing, class relations and national responsibility. Its force comes from the demand that professed faith should shape practical action.
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Book facts
- Author
- Norman Maclean
- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 70
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Christianity
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