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