The British
Their Religious Beliefs and Practices 1800-1986
Published on 19. October 2006
256 pages
978-1-134-98179-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is a source book for the study of religions in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It covers an important period in the history of religions in Britain, a period of challenge to religion and a period of change in the religious map of Britain. Each author is a specialist in a particular aspect if this history, and there are extensive bibliographies. The book demonstrates how pluralistic the map of religion has been in Britain, thereby challenging the view that Britain is and has been a predominantly single religion country. This religious pluralism is shown to apply within the Christian religion as much as to those movements outside Christianity. There are six contributors: Dr Sheridan Gilley, (Durham); Rev Ieuan P. Ellis, (Hull) ; Professor Anthony O. Dyson, (Manchester); Dr Kim Knott, (Leeds); Dr David Hempton, (Belfast); Dr Kenneth A Thompson, (The Open University).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
19,09 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-98179-3 (9781134981793)
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Person
After training for the minstry of the Church in Wales, Terence Thomas was ordained in 1958, and from 1962 to 1971 he was a missionary in India. Since 1971 he has worked for the Open University, where he is now Staff Tutor in Religious Studies (Senior Lecturer) at the Welsh Regional Centre in Cardiff.
Content
List of Contributors, Introduction, Part I - The Nineteenth Century, 1. 'Official Religion', 2. The Intellectual Challenge to 'Official Religion', 3. East Comes West, Part II - The Twentieth Century, 4. The Christian Religion, 5. Other Major Religious Traditions, 6. New Religious Movements, Part III - Other Perspectives, 7. 'Popular Religion' 1800-1986, 8. How Religious are the British?, Index
