This book provides a detailed study of religious beliefs in British society. It considers belief in and the personal salience of God, levels of atheism, as well as a variety of other beliefs lying within a traditional Christian framework. It also examines public opinion on archetypal religious-secular issues, looking at debates concerning religion and science, faith schools and church-state arrangements. Areas of change and continuity over time, as well as patterns in contemporary belief and attitudes, are explored using opinion poll and social survey data spanning several decades. Throughout, close attention is paid to historical and contemporary differences in the belief and attitudes of social groups, including on the basis of religious affiliation.
Situated within broader debates concerning secularisation and declining religious authority within Britain, Surveying Christian Beliefs and Religious Debates in Post-War Britain makes a valuable contribution to the empirical study of religious change in British society.
- ISBN10 1137506563
- ISBN13 9781137506566
- Publish Date 30 October 2015 (first published 29 October 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Imprint Palgrave Pivot
- Format eBook
- Pages 144
- Language English