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Religion in Britain Since 1945 Prof. Grace Davie

Religion in Britain Since 1945 By Prof. Grace Davie

Religion in Britain Since 1945 by Prof. Grace Davie


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This important book describes as accurately as possible the religious situation of Great Britain at the end of the twentieth century, and evaluates this evidence within a sociological framework.

Religion in Britain Since 1945 Summary

Religion in Britain Since 1945: Believing without Belonging by Prof. Grace Davie

This important book describes as accurately as possible the religious situation of Great Britain at the end of the twentieth century, and evaluates this evidence within a sociological framework.

Religion in Britain Since 1945 Reviews

For some time a book has been needed on the sociology of religion in Britain and that need has been met admirably and comprehensively by Grace Davie. This will be the standard text for at least a decade. Professor David Martin, London School of Economics A wonderfully readable history and a liberating experience. Roger Bowen, St John's College, Nottingham It will remain a valuable resource and a provocative challenge for years to come. The Tablet A Scholarly analysis from a sociological point of view of the religious situation in contemporary Britain, including aspects of secularization and the believing without belonging pattern. Missiology: An International Review, Vol. XXIII, No.3, July 1995 A clear and penetrating analysis of many of the main contours of religion in modern Britain. Reviews in Religion

About Prof. Grace Davie

Grace Davie lectures in Sociology at the University of Exeter and is the co-author (with G. Ahern) of Inner City God.

Table of Contents

Frontispiece: Ordinary God, : Donald Davie. Foreword: Professor David Martin. 1. Introduction. 2. A Rapidly Changing Context. 3. The Sacred and the Secular: Religious Generations in Post-war Britain. 4. Religious Constituencies. 5. The Ordinary Gods of British Society. 6. Believing without Belonging: Variations on a Theme. 7. Handing on the Tradition: The Significance of Age and Gender. 8. Church and State: A Framework for Discussion. 9. Religious Professionals: Lay and Ordained. 10. Religion and Modernity: A Theoretical Postscript. Bibliography and References. Index.

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GOR001305329
9780631184447
0631184449
Religion in Britain Since 1945: Believing without Belonging by Prof. Grace Davie
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19940919
240
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