The Growth of Religious Diversity - Vol 1: Britain from 1945 Volume 1: Traditions

ISBN-13: 9780415083263 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 356 str.

Gerald Parsons

Opis

This book is part of a two-volume set which considers the role and significance of religion in post-war Britian, focusing, in particular, upon the closely inter-related themes of the decline of a specifically Christian society and the emergence of a culturally and religiously plural society. Three core questions are examined in depth: to what extent and in what ways has religion remained a significant factor in British culture and society in the period since 1945?, what role does religion play in interpreting and understanding the development of a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society in post-war Britain?, and to what extent has Britain remained (or ceased to be) a religious society during this period.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction: Persistence, Pluralism and Perplexity, Gerald Parsons; 1. Contrast and Continuitites: The Traditional Christian Churches in Britain Since 1945, Gerald Parsons; 2. Integrated but Insecure: A Portrait of Anglo-Jewry at the Close of the Twentieth century, David Englander; 3. Fragmented Universality: Islam and Muslims, John Wolffe; 4. Hindu Dharma in Dispersion, Terence Thomas; 5. Old Allies, New Neighbours: Sikhs in Britain, Terence Thomas; 6. Filling a Void? Afro-Caribbean Identity and Religion, Gerald Parsons; 7. Expanding the Religious Spectrum: New Relgious Movements in Modern Britain, Gerald Parsons; 8. The Religions of the Silent Majority, John Wolffe

O autorze

Gerald Parsons