Grace Davie

Religion in Britain

A Persistent Paradox

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on thereligious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it exploresthe country's increasing secularity alongsidereligion's growing presence in public debate, and the impactof this paradox on Britain's society.

Describes and explains the religious situation in twenty-firstcentury Britain
Based on the highly successful Religion in Britain Since1945 (Blackwell, 1994) but extensively revised with themajority of the text re-written to reflect the currentsituation
Investigates the paradox of why Britain has become increasinglysecular and how religion is increasingly present in public debatecompared with 20 years ago
Explores the impact this paradox has on churches, faithcommunities, the law, politics, education, and welfare

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781405135955
• ISBN-10: 1405135956
• Artikelnr.: 41771315

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

Rezensionen

This is a precise, clear, admirably fair and comprehensiveaccount of religion in Britain, and especially of religious changesover recent decades, that should be necessary reading for anyoneinterested in the subject. It provides a subtle account of thechanging political and cultural background, and also a comparativebackground in the peripheries of Britain, Europe and North America,and the 'Global South'.
David Martin, London School of Economics

Davie's 1994 book was a landmark in the field of thesociology of religion internationally. British religion and societyhave since changed, and Davie's thinking has also developed.This new edition is more than an update. It is a masterly review ofthe contemporary situation - its continuities withBritain's Christian heritage, as well as the changes.Rebecca Catto, Coventry University

In this new edition of Religion in Britain, Grace Davie hasthoroughly updated her watershed investigation from two decadesago. Now emphasizing more the notion of "vicariousreligion" than the much-discussed earlier concept of"believing without belonging", she surveys thecontemporary British religious scene with insight andillumination. Anyone wishing to understand how the Britishare coming to terms with their religion -- past, present, andfuture -- will need to read this valuable book. JohnTorpey, City University of New York