Religion in Britain

A Persistent Paradox

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvGrace Davie,UK) Davie, Grace (University of Exeter

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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 BritainBased 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 situationInvestigates the paradox of why Britain has become increasingly secular and how religion is increasingly present in public debate compared with 20 years agoExplores the impact this paradox has on churches, faith communities, the law, politics, education, and welfare

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Utgivningsdatum2015-02-20
Mått160 x 236 x 19 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
Upplaga2
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781405135955

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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).

List of Figures and Tables ixPreface xiPart I Preliminaries 11 Introduction: A Framework for Discussion 32 Contexts and Generations 193 Facts and Figures 41Part II Religious Legacies 694 Cultural Heritage, Believing without Belonging and Vicarious Religion 715 Territory, Politics and Institutions 916 Presence: Who Can Do What for Whom? 113Part III Shifting Priorities: From Obligation to Consumption 1337 An Emerging Market: Gainers and Losers 1358 Proliferations of the Spiritual 155Part IV Public Religion and Secular Reactions 1759 Managing Diversity 17710 Religion in Public Life 197Part V Thinking Theoretically 21911 Religion and Modernity Continued 221References 237Index 255

“Davie is well worth reading to offer an analysis on the changes currently being experienced in British religion. The Irish contexts are different, but still close enough to need to take note of her arguments.” (Irish Methodist Newsletter, 1 February 2015)"Davie writes (and speaks) so clearly and with manifest knowledge and common sense. It is not surprising that she is popular at diocesan conferences. Buyers of this new edition will not be disappointed. Of course, she has critics, and would not be worth reading if she did not. None the less, many will still conclude that overall this is a well-researched and judicious sociological assessment of religion in modern Britain, and one that outstrips most of its rivals. I recommend it strongly." (Church Times, 11 September 2015)

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