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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970691603321

Titolo

Religion and change in modern Britain / / edited by Linda Woodhead and Rebecca Catto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-47500-1

1-283-46161-7

9786613461612

0-203-13064-2

1-136-47501-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (425 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WoodheadLinda

CattoRebecca

Disciplina

200.941

Soggetti

Religion

Great Britain Religion 20th century

Great Britain Religion 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Religion and Change in Modern Britain; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of plates; Notes on contributors; Introduction; 1 Controversies as a lens on change; PART 1 Changing religious forms; 2 Christianity: loss of monopoly; Case study 1: The formation of the United Reformed Church; 3 Judaism, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism: post-war settlements; Introduction; Judaism; Sikhism; Islam; Hinduism; Buddhism; Conclusion; Case study 2: The Inter Faith Network and the development of inter faith relations in Britain; 4 Alternative spiritualities: marginal and mainstream

5 God-changeCase study 3: The religiosity of young people growing up in poverty; 6 Changing British ritualization; Case study 4: Multi-faith spaces as symptoms and agents of change; Images of religion and change in modern Britain; PART 2 Wider influences; 7 The changing faces of media and religion; Case study 5: Religion, youth cultures and popular music; 8 Religion, welfare and education; Case study 6: The



role of faith-based organizations in service provision for homeless people; 9 Religion, politics and law; Case study 7: Religion, human rights law and 'opting out' of religious education

PART 3 Theoretical perspectives10 Cultural perspectives; 11 Social perspectives; 12 The religious and the secular; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide to religion in Britain since 1945. A team of leading scholars provide a fresh analysis and overview, with a particular focus on diversity and change. They examine:relations between religious and secular beliefs and institutionsthe evolving role and status of the churches the growth and 'settlement' of non-Christian religious communitiesthe spread and diversification of alternative spiritualitiesreligion in welfare, education, media, politics and lawtheoretical persp