Winds of Change - The Roman Catholic Church and Society in Wales, 1916-1962 — The Roman Catholic Church and Society in Wales, 1916-1962

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Llyfr sy'n archwilio cyfnod pwysig yn hanes Cymru, pan oedd enwadau Cristnogol yn dechrau colli eu dylanwad. Mae'r gyfrol clawr meddal hon yn cynnwys llyfryddiaeth wedi'i ddiweddaru'n llawn, ynghyd â phennod newydd sy'n archwilio'r datblygiadau yn y maes ers cyhoeddi'r gwaith gyntaf yn 1999.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This book explores an important era in the history of Wales, when Christian denominations began to lose their former influence. This new paperback edition of the book includes a fully updated bibliography and a new chapter exploring progress in the field since the book's original publication in 1999.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword Preface List of Roman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops and List of Popes Introduction 1 The Roman Catholic Church in Wales, 1916-1962: Growing Strength 2 Direct Reactions to Roman Catholic Progress 3 Prejudice and Hostility to Catholic Beliefs and Practices 4 Reactions to Catholic Educational Schemes in Wales 5 Gradual Acceptance of Catholics and Change in Attitudes towards the Church 6 Increasing Tolerance and its Results Postscript Notes Bibliography Index

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Trystan Owain Hughes is Director of Ordinands for the Anglican Diocese of Llandaff, and Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Roath Park, Cardiff. After study at Oxford University and at Bangor University, he became Head of Theology in Trinity College, Carmarthen, and director of the Welsh National Centre of Ecumenical Studies.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

‘Trystan Owain Hughes deserves to be congratulated for this book – well written and clearly expressed, gentle and moderate in its approach, entertaining, well-balanced and thorough – which breaks new ground and fills an important gap in the contemporary religious history of Wales.’ - Y Traethodydd ‘A much-needed breakthrough in the study of the Roman Catholic faith in the most challenging of centuries … Essential to an understanding of religious life and thought in twentieth-century Wales.’ - The Expository Times ‘I welcome this fascinating insight into an important period in the history of Wales. Trystan Owain Hughes has produced a book that succeeds in being scholarly as well as accessible to the general reader. Anyone with an interest in recent Welsh history should read this book.’ – The Most Reverend George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff ‘The author has a wealth of detail at his command and displays a remarkable objectivity … Challenging … Excellent.’ - Western Mail