Jonathan Chaplin is a member of the Centre for Faith in Public Life at Wesley House, Cambridge, and of the Cambridge University Divinity Faculty.

• Acknowledgements viiIntroduction: Awakening ‘the dog that didn’t bark’ 11. Defining ‘Establishment’ 152. A Theology of Disestablishment 393. Deconstructing Establishment: Church, Crown and Government 774. Deconstructing Establishment: Church and Parliament 1125. Disputing Establishment: Secularism, Neutrality, Sectarianism? 1346. Disputing Establishment: Disengaging from the Nation? 172Conclusion: Life Beyond Establishment 207

“Thank God someone finally had the courage to write this book - and that it was someone with the insight, erudition and awareness of Jonathan Chaplin. In this thoroughly researched and incisively argued volume, Chaplin breaks the awkward, complicit silence which had fallen over Anglican public theology in recent decades regarding church-state relations. He speaks authoritatively and directly into a historical moment when the UK is on the cusp of further significant constitutional change. There is renewed debate, post Brexit, about a United Ireland and an Independent Scotland. Either of those outcomes, or action to avert them, will drive a recalibration of devolution which will sweep away the House of Lords in its current form. A coming coronation risks exposing the anomalies of a ritual locked in to asymmetric and anglocentric patterns of establishment. This is a book for our times, which is essential reading for anyone interested in how the UK constitution works and the future role of religion in our public life. Chaplin’s book resets the debate about the Church of England and its changing role at the heart of the UK state.”