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Religion, Conflict and Change in Britain

By Linda Woodhead

To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge – 160 pages

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Description

Religion, Conflict and Change in Britain offers areliable and up-to-date guide to the religious situation of Britain today. It provides an overview of the main developments of religion in Britain since the Second World War and considers the underlying causes of the shift in popular stereotypes of religion in Britain. Linda Woodhead explains religious change from the perspective of the communities involved, as well as by setting it in the context of secular opposition, government policy, and global change. The book explores the conflicts, controversies and ‘extremism’ which have grabbed the headlines, and offers an analysis of their causes, consequences and wider significance.

Contents

Introduction 1. Decline of Christian Establishment 2. Alternative religions, alternative lifestyles 3. The settlement of ‘immigrant’ religion 4. Secular sensibilities 5. Diversity, controversy, violence 6. State policies and legislation 7. The gods of today and tomorrow. Conclusion: The new religious landscape.

Author Bio

Linda Woodhead is Professor of Sociology of Religion at Lancaster University, UK and Director of the Religion and Society Research Programme. She is co-editor of Religion and Change in Modern Britain (Routledge 2012) and Religions in the Modern World (2nd edition, Routledge 2009). Her other books include A Sociology of Religious Emotion (OUP 2010), The Spiritual Revolution (Blackwell 2005) and An Introduction to Christianity (CUP 2004).

Name: Religion, Conflict and Change in Britain (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Linda Woodhead. Religion, Conflict and Change in Britain offers areliable and up-to-date guide to the religious situation of Britain today. It provides an overview of the main developments of religion in Britain since the Second World War and considers the underlying...
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