Religion and Change in Modern Britain

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Cover Religion and Change in Modern Britain Copyright Contents List of figures and tables List of plates Notes on contributors Introduction 1 Controversies as a lens on change PART 1 Changing religious forms 2 Christianity: loss of monopoly Case study 1: The formation of the United Reformed Church 3 Judaism, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism: post-war settlements Introduction Judaism Sikhism Islam Hinduism Buddhism Conclusion Case study 2: The Inter Faith Network and the development of inter faith relations in Britain 4 Alternative spiritualities: marginal and mainstream 5 God-change Case study 3: The religiosity of young people growing up in poverty 6 Changing British ritualization Case study 4: Multi-faith spaces as symptoms and agents of change Images of religion and change in modern Britain PART 2 Wider influences 7 The changing faces of media and religion Case study 5: Religion, youth cultures and popular music 8 Religion, welfare and education Case study 6: The role of faith-based organizations in service provision for homeless people 9 Religion, politics and law Case study 7: Religion, human rights law and ‘opting out’ of religious education PART 3 Theoretical perspectives 10 Cultural perspectives 11 Social perspectives 12 The religious and the secular Index