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The Making of the Modern Church is a comprehensive introduction to a fascinating and crucial period in church history, starting at the beginning of the nineteenth century and concluding in the modern day. It is ideal for students and those in theological training, though it also has much of value to offer more general readers. Though dealing with a large time scale, The Making of the Modern...

But in spite of the appearance of strength and security the Church was actually in a very weak state. Its place in the establishment partly obscured its spiritual, pastoral and intellectual weaknesses and partly caused them. Men looked upon the clergy as greater or lesser gentry. The higher clergy moved easily among the nobility, the average parish priest was a minor country gentleman with a place in local social life. The Church offered an acceptable career which could sometimes lead to considerable
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