Grace Davie

Religion in Britain (eBook, PDF)

A Persistent Paradox

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Produktbeschreibung

Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country's increasing secularity alongside religion's growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain's society. * Describes and explains the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain * Based on the highly successful Religion in Britain Since 1945 (Blackwell, 1994) but extensively revised with the majority of the text re-written to reflect the current situation * Investigates the paradox of why Britain has become increasingly secular and how religion is increasingly present in public debate compared with 20 years ago * Explores the impact this paradox has on churches, faith communities, the law, politics, education, and welfare

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119004073
• Artikelnr.: 42009863

Autorenporträt

Grace Davie is Professor Emeritus in the Sociology of Religion at the University of Exeter UK and a senior adviser to the Impact of Religion Research Programme at Uppsala University. She is a past-president of the American Association for the Sociology of Religion (2003). Her publications include Religion in Britain since 1945 (Blackwell 1994), Religion in Modern Europe (2000), Europe: the Exceptional Case (2002) and The Sociology of Religion (Sage 2007 and 2013).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Part I Preliminaries 1 1
Introduction: A Framework for Discussion 3 2 Contexts and Generations 19 3
Facts and Figures 41 Part II Religious Legacies 69 4 Cultural Heritage,
Believing without Belonging and Vicarious Religion 71 5 Territory, Politics
and Institutions 91 6 Presence: Who Can Do What For Whom? 113 Part III
Shifting Priorities: From Obligation to Consumption 133 7 An Emerging
Market: Gainers and Losers 135 8 Proliferations of the Spiritual 155 Part
IV Public Religion and Secular Reactions 175 9 Managing Diversity 177 10
Religion in Public Life 197 Part V Thinking Theoretically 219 11 Religion
and Modernity Continued 221 References 237 Index 255