Catholics in Contemporary Britain
Faith, Society, Politics
Ben Clements author Stephen Bullivant author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:30th Aug '22
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Catholics in Contemporary Britain showcases findings from a wide-ranging, empirical study of Catholics living in Britain. It offers a sociologically-informed study, placing the contemporary Catholic community in the wider contexts of their society and the global faith of which they are a part. The book has been animated by a set of compelling broader questions : Who are the Catholics in Britain? How do they engage with their faith and with the Church? What do they think about issue within, and the leadership of, their Church? What are their views on wider social issues and of the party-political landscape? The study is thematically broad in scope, focusing on demography, religiosity (addressing the three 'Bs' of 'believing', 'belonging', and 'behaving'), social-moral issues, church leadership and schooling, and party support and voting behaviour. The book presents a rich and fascinating demographic, religious, and attitudinal profile of Britain's Catholics in the 21st Century.
Bringing into attention an interesting topic and offering a detailed analysis that is useful both from the sociological, historical and theological point of view, Ben Clements and Stephen Bullivant's book entitled: Catholics in Contemporary Britain published at Oxford University Press in 2022 is not only an useful tool in the sociological field, but also a lecture that could be considered useful for any category of reader interested in understanding the way how Catholicism can be encountered in Britain. * Dr. Iuliu Marius Morariu, Astra Salvensis *
This is a solid book of statistics, the most up to date in forty years. It gives an accurate picture of the skeleton of the British Catholic Church. As in most quantitative research, it offers numbers rather than intellectual questions, yet number have their own irreplaceable value. * Pierre Hegy, Catholic Books Review *
This is clearly a landmark study on the Catholic community in Britain which cannot be overlooked by those working in sociology of religion, pastoral theology, or political science. * Michael Hoelzl, Theologische Revue 120 *
ISBN: 9780192856609
Dimensions: 241mm x 163mm x 19mm
Weight: 488g
240 pages