Converts

Melanie McDonagh

£25.00


Why did Catholicism attract so many unlikely converts in Britain during the twentieth century? The twentieth century is understood as an era of growing, inexorable secularism, yet in Britain between the 1890s and the 1960s there was a marked turn to Rome. In the first half of the century, Catholicism became an intellectual and spiritual fashion attracting more than half a million converts, including fascinating artists, writers, and thinkers. What drew these men and women to join the church, and what difference did conversion make to them? Melanie McDonagh examines the lives of these notable converts from the perspective of their faith.


Author(s): McDonagh, Melanie
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 21/11/2025
Pagination: 368 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Yale University Press
Published By: Yale University Press
Book Classification: General & world history|European history|History
Dimensions:
Weight:
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780300266078

Orders under £20: £3.90
Orders between £20 and £50: £5
Orders over £50: free delivery

International shipping not currently available