Early British Socialism and the ‘Religion of the New Moral World’ (Palgrave Studies in Utopianism)

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The State of the Literature
	2.1 Owenism and Religion
		2.1.1 Denominational Identities and Doctrinal Commitments
		2.1.2 Owenites as Anti-Religious
		2.1.3 Owenites as Borrowing from the Christian Tradition
			2.1.3.1	 Millennialism
			2.1.3.2	 Owenism as (Akin to) a Sect
			2.1.3.3	 Protestant Communalism
		2.1.4 Rational Religion
			2.1.4.1	 Rational Religion as Morality
			2.1.4.2	 Rational Religion and Competition for Authority
			2.1.4.3	 Rational Religion as Secular Religion
	2.2 Owenism as Socialism and Trade Unionism
Chapter 3: Reconceiving Religion
	3.1 Conceptual Innovation
	3.2 Religion and Knowledge
	3.3 Religion as Solidarity
	3.4 Religion and Morality
Chapter 4: Owenite Socialism in Religious Context
	4.1 Challenges and Deficiencies
		4.1.1 Division and Conflict
		4.1.2 Church Conservatism
		4.1.3 Evangelicalism
	4.2 Theological Resources
		4.2.1 Natural Theology
		4.2.2 Deism
		4.2.3 Popular Religion
		4.2.4 Rational Dissent
Chapter 5: Owenite Religion as a Socialist Religion
	5.1 Religiosity as Un-socialist or Unimportant
		5.1.1 Religiosity as Eccentric
		5.1.2 Religiosity as Outdated
		5.1.3 Religiosity as Instrumental
	5.2 Socialists as Religious Reformers
		5.2.1 Religious Progress and Social Change
		5.2.2 Rivals to Socialism
	5.3 Objection
	5.4 Religious Reform Essential to Socialism
		5.4.1 Religious Critique Grounded in Socialism
		5.4.2 False Religion an Obstacle to Socialism
		5.4.3 Socialism and True Religion
Chapter 6: Religion and the History of Socialism
Chapter 7: Conclusion
	7.1 Politics and Religion
	7.2 Practice in the History of Political Thought
	7.3 Owenism’s Influence on Subsequent Socialism
	7.4 History of Socialism
	7.5 Lessons for Contemporary Socialists
Bibliography
	Primary Sources: Journals and Newspapers
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	Primary Sources: Pamphlets and Books
	Secondary Sources
Index