A comparison of the work of R. H. Tawney and Canon V. A. Demant by R. H. S. Crossman, M.P.
(Christianity and the Social Order ' Is thetitle of the last essay in The Attack, a collection of essays and papers by R. H. Tawney , published recently. R. H. S. Crossman discusses this essay in the course of a review of rhe Scott Holland lectures Sven some time ago by Canon V. A. emant under the titleReligion and the Decline of Capitalism.'Canon Demant's choice of title inevitably invites comparison with Tawney's earlier lectures ' Rel.gion and rhe Rise of Capitalism.'