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Welcoming the stranger among us? : The Church of England, immigration and race, 1955-79

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Date
22/10/2019
Author
Anderson, John Philip
Keywords
BX Christian Denominations
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
JZ International relations
T-NDAS
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
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Abstract
This article explores the early responses of the Church of England to questions of immigration and race, focusing on the response of the church to immigration legislation, wider church attitudes, and attempts to come to terms with racism within church and society during the 1970s. It draws on material from the church archives and contemporary church press to explain why the church leadership was slow to grasp the nature of the issue, though over time it became suspicious of government approaches to immigration. Increasingly concerned about government and public attitudes towards these questions, and under pressure from minorities and more activist clergy, some within the church leadership began to understand the structural nature of racial prejudice and discrimination. In consequence, they found that even quite modest public interventions put them at odds with politicians, certain newspaper editors and the general public, whether Anglican or not.
Citation
Anderson , J P 2019 , ' Welcoming the stranger among us? The Church of England, immigration and race, 1955-79 ' , Journal of Church and State , vol. Advance article . https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csz056
Publication
Journal of Church and State
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csz056
ISSN
0021-969X
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies. All rights reserved. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csz056
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https://academic.oup.com/jcs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jcs/csz056/5602251?guestAccessKey=dfeda394-b4aa-43fe-9e01-e0c5621a21ac
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/24180

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