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

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.941
• Soggetto topico: Religion
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Religion 20th century; Great Britain Religion 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CattoRebecca WoodheadLinda
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion and change in modern Britain
• ISBN: 1-283-46161-7; 9786613461612; 0-203-13064-2; 1-136-47501-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461660603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II