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The New Liberal Vision of C. F. G. Masterman: Religion, Politics and Literature in Early Twentieth-Century Britain

Stapleton, Julia

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This article explores the political thought of C. F. G. Masterman (1873–1927), a leading figure in the movement of New Liberalism in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century. The article emphasizes the distinctive color his Christian beliefs and Anglican loyalties lent to his progressive Liberal ideals; this adds a new dimension to the existing historiography of the New Liberalism, which, until recently, has neglected the religious influences on its development. The article further underlines Masterman's concern to harness the cause of religious freedom and the disestablishment of the Church of England to social reform; he did so through reviving the older Gladstonian alliance between Liberalism and Nonconformity. It argues that his religiosity—focused on the Church of England—was central to his thought, and was frequently expressed in the language of prophecy he imbibed from Thomas Carlyle and other nineteenth-century seers.

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Stapleton, J. (2020). The New Liberal Vision of C. F. G. Masterman: Religion, Politics and Literature in Early Twentieth-Century Britain. Modern Intellectual History, 17(1), 85-115. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1479244317000531

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 28, 2017
Online Publication Date Oct 26, 2017
Publication Date Mar 31, 2020
Deposit Date Sep 29, 2017
Publicly Available Date Sep 29, 2017
Journal Modern Intellectual History
Print ISSN 1479-2443
Electronic ISSN 1479-2451
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 1
Pages 85-115
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s1479244317000531

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