Date Thesis Awarded
5-2024
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Kathrin Levitan
Committee Members
Amy Limoncelli
Francie Cate
Abstract
"Most Catholic Spain": British Evangelical Protestant Views of the Spanish Civil War and its Legacy presents a case study of The Churchman’s Magazine and Wickliffe Preachers’ Messenger (CMWPM), a publication of the Protestant Truth Society, between 1930 and 1945. The Protestant Truth Society was a British Evangelical organization that was dedicated to opposing the influence of Catholicism within Britain. This thesis explores how the CMWPM discussed Spain during the interwar and World War II period, especially its coverage of the Second Spanish Republic, the Spanish Civil War, and the early Franco Regime. Ultimately, the CMWPM latched on to Spain as a way to articulate its fears surrounding fascism, communism, and Catholicism both within Britain and around the world.
Recommended Citation
Kinderman, Chloe, ""Most Catholic Spain": British Evangelical Protestant Views of the Spanish Civil War and its Legacy" (2024). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 2196.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/2196
