Religion in Britain - Davie, Grace
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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 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…mehr

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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 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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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).
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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