1st Edition
The Growth of Religious Diversity - Vol 1 Britain from 1945 Volume 1: Traditions
Edited By Gerald Parsons
Copyright 1994
356 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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This two-volume set 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... Read more
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
Biography
Gerald Parsons
