The Growth of Religious Diversity - Vol 2: Britain From 1945 Volume 2: Controversies

The second volume ofThe Growth of Religious Diversity:examines the challenges, tensions and controversies presented by the emergence of an increasingly religiously plural society in England since 1945. It emphasizes the impact of religious pluralism on both the Christian Churches and other religious traditions, the relationship between communal and national identities and relgion, the contribution of religion to political debate, religion and education, women and religion, and the relationship between religion and changing attitudes toward personal and sexual morality.

Preface; Introduction: Deciding How Far You Can Go, Gerald Parsons ; 1. How many Ways to God? Christians and Religious Pluralism, John Wolffe ; 2. Britain's Changing Faiths: Adaptations in a New Environment, George Chryssides ; 3. 'And there's another country...': Religion, the State and British Identities, John Wolffe ; 4. From Consensus to Confrontation: Religion and Politics in Britain Since 1945, Gerald Parsons ; 5. There and Back Again? Religion and the 1944 and 1988 Eductaion Acts, Gerald Parsons ; 6. Women and Relgion in Post-War Britain, Kim Knott ; 7. Between Law and Licence: Christianity, Morality and 'Permissiveness', Gerald Parsons