Bibliograph

The fountain of public prosperity, Evangelical Christians in Australian history 1740 - 1914, Stuart Piggin and Robert D. Linder

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The fountain of public prosperity, Evangelical Christians in Australian history 1740 - 1914, Stuart Piggin and Robert D. Linder

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [584]-625) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fountain of public prosperity

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Stuart Piggin and Robert D. Linder

Sub title

Evangelical Christians in Australian history 1740 - 1914

Summary

The official religion brought to Australia with the First Fleet was Evangelical Christianity, the 'vital religion' then shaping public policy through William Wilberforce and his fellow evangelicals. That it has shaped Australian history ever since, making a substantial contribution to the public prosperity of the nation, is an untold story. Christian values and identity were the main components of Australian values and identity. In a profusion of charities, evangelicals in the nineteenth century, as today, provided most of the welfare for the population's disadvantaged. The Fountain of Public Prosperity presents propositions which require a radical revision of received understandings, an appreciation of unmined riches in the Australian experience, and reconnection with an often buried past. Drawing on these untapped resources is the safest route to reimagining a future for Australia

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Evangelical christians in Australian history 1740 - 1914

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