The church and secularisation

by Michael S. Northcott

"Describes the development of Industrial Mission and urban ministry in two major conurbations, Sunderland and Teesside, in the North East of England. The book explores the interaction of Paul Tillich's theology of culture and theologies of the secular with the ideologies and ministry structures of the Church of England, and the effects of secularisation on traditional ministry structures and religious affiliation. A significant case study of the relationship between ideologies of ministry and mission and the structures of the church in urban society, the book also examines the secularisation thesis, the social witness of the church, and the contemporary dialogue between sociology and theology."--Back cover