Religion in Britain / / Grace Davie

• Autore: Davie Grace
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.941/09051
• Soggetto topico: Christian sociology - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Religion 20th century; Great Britain Religion 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries. Introduction -- Contexts and generations -- Facts and figures -- Religious legacies. Cultural heritage, believing without belonging and vicarious religion -- Territory, politics and institutions -- Presence: who can do what for whom? -- Shifting priorities: from obligation to consumption. An emerging market: gainers and losers -- Proliferations of the spiritual -- Public religion and secular reactions. Managing diversity -- Religion in public life -- Thinking theoretically. Religion and modernity continued.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 BritainBased 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 situationInvestigates the paradox of why Britain has become increasingly secular and how r
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion in Britain
• ISBN: 1-119-00431-4; 1-119-00407-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460240703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II