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Religion in Britain

A Persistent Paradox

Grace Davie author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:20th Feb '15

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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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“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 2

ISBN: 9781405135955

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 19mm

Weight: 499g

280 pages

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