Ideologies / Social Liberal / William Temple
§ The minds · 1881–1944 · United Kingdom · Archbishop & reformer
William Temple
The welfare-state churchman
He coined the phrase itself.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury who popularised the term 'welfare state' and gave Britain's social-liberal settlement a moral and religious foundation.
social
Progressive Christian social conscience.
economic
Christian-social case for public provision and fair wages.
governance
Reform through national institutions and moral leadership.
Notable for
- Popularised 'the welfare state'
- 'Christianity and Social Order'
- Backed the Beveridge plan
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