1st Edition

The Post-war Generation And The Establishment Of Religion

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

This is the first book to offer a comparative analysis of the impact of the post-war ?Baby Boom? generation on Christianity around the world. Taking a cross-cultural approach, the contributors examine ten advanced countries, including England, France, Germany, Australia, and the United States, and explore the ways baby boomers have helped reshape and redefine ?establishment religions? ? that is,... Read more
The post-war generation and establishment religion in England, Eileen Barker; baby boomers Down Under - the case of Australia, Gary D. Bouma and Michael Mason; 50 years of religious change in the United States, David A. Roozen et al; tradition and change in the Nordic countries, Susan Sundback; the post-war generations and institutional religion in Germany, Karl Gabriel; the case of the Netherlands, Leo Laeyendecker; the case of French Catholicism, Daniale Hervieu-Leger; the surviving dominant Catholic Church in Belgium - a conseequence of its popular religious practices?, Karel Dobbelaere; from institutional Catholicism to "Christian inspiration" - another look at Belgium, Liliane Voye; religion and the post-war generation in Italy, Salvatore Abruzzese; the Orthodox Church and the post-war religious situation in Greece, Vasilios N. Makrides; conclusion - the post-war generation - carriers of a new spirituality, W.C. Roof et al.

Biography

Jackson W Carroll