Synopses & Reviews
This book offers a fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide to religion in Britain since 1945. A team of leading scholars provide a fresh analysis and overview, with a particular focus on diversity and change. They examine:
- relations between religious and secular beliefs and institutions
- the evolving role and status of the churches
- the growth and settlement of non-Christian religious communities
- the spread and diversification of alternative spiritualities
- religion in welfare, education, media, politics and law
- theoretical perspectives on religious change.
The volume presents the latest research, including results from the largest-ever research initiative on religion in Britain, the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme. Survey chapters are combined with detailed case studies to give both breadth and depth of coverage. The text is accompanied by relevant photographs and a companion website.
Synopsis
This book offers an unparalleled guide to religion in Britain since 1945. A team of leading scholars provide a comprehensive survey, with a particular focus on diversity and change. They examine:
- the increasingly important role played by non-Christian communities
- the growth of secularism and the rise of alternative spiritualities
- religion and media, welfare and education, politics and law
- religious change from cultural and social perspectives.
Overview chapters are combined with contemporary case study material to give students a broad framework and a detailed understanding of religion on the ground. The text is accompanied by relevant photographs and a companion website.