Converts
From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, Why So Many Became Catholic in the 20th Century
$22.90
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
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 w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300306194 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300306199 |
| Author: | Melanie McDonagh |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 127mm x 197mm |
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Melanie McDonagh
Melanie McDonagh is a journalist who has written extensively about religion and ideas for The Spectator, The Times, and the Daily Telegraph. She is writer at large for the Evening Standard, and she has a doctorate in history from the University of Cambridge.
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