Predicting religion : Christian, secular, and alternative futures /: Christian, secular, and alternative futures. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Grace Davie, Paul Heelas, Linda Woodhead.
• Other Names: Davie, Grace; Woodhead, Linda; Heelas, Paul
• Contents: Beyond European and American exceptionalism: towards a global perspective / Jose Casanova -- On secularisation and its prediction: a self-examination / David Martin -- The evolutionary principle in the study of religion and society / Olivier Tschannen -- The demise of Christianity in Britain / Steve Bruce -- Prediction and prophecy in the future of religion / Bryan Wilson -- Social networks and religious identity: an historical example from Wales / Paul Chambers -- Social networks and personal beliefs: an example from modern Britain / Rob Hirst -- A place at high table? Assessing the future of charismatic Christianity / Martyn Percy -- The decline of the church in England as a local membership organization: predicting the nature of civil society in 2050 / Helen Cameron -- After secularism: British government and the inner cities / Jenny Taylor. The self as the basis of religious faith: spirituality of gay, lesbian and bisexual Christians / Andrew K.T. Yip -- The Quakers : towards an alternate ordering / Gay Pilgrim -- Understanding the spirituality of people who do not go to church / Kate Hunt -- 'Witchcraft will not soon vanish from this earth': Wicca in the 21st century / Jo Pearson -- Alexis de Tocqueville, pantheism and the religion of democracy / S.J.D. Green -- Religion on -- religion in cyberspace / Anastasia Karaflogka -- The paranormal in Swedish religiosity / Ulf Sjodin -- Are the stars coming out? Secularization and the future of astrology in the west / Wayne Spencer -- An ageing New Age? / Paul Heelas and Benjamin Seel.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (266 pages)
• Subjects: 200/.1/12; Religion -- Forecasting; Christianity -- Forecasting; Twenty-first century -- Forecasts; Christianity -- Forecasting; Religion; Twenty-first century; Christendom; Secularisatie (maatschappij); Toekomstverwachtingen; Religiöser Wandel; Großbritannien; Forecasts; Exeter (2001); Kongress
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351909228; 1351909223
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