This book, together with a complementary volume Religion in the Neoliberal Age, focus on religion, neoliberalism and consumer society; offering an overview of an emerging field of research in the study of contemporary religion. Claiming that we are entering a new phase of state-…
This book, together with a complementary volume Religion in the Neoliberal Age, focus on religion, neoliberalism and consumer society; offering an overview of an emerging field of research in the study of contemporary religion. Claiming that we are entering a new phase of state-…
This volume develops a thorough analysis of religion as both shaped by consumer culture and as shaping consumer culture. The book explores how consumerism and electronic media have shaped globalized culture, and how this is affecting religion. It also looks at the politics of re…
Religious literacy in policy and practice
Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice
by Spencer, Nick, Davie, Grace, Higton, Mike, Gilliat-Ray, Sophie, Ford, David, Francis, Matthew, Jones, Stephen H., Catto, Rebecca, Crisp, Beth R., Twist, Amanda van Eck Duymaer van, Dinham, Adam, Clines, Jeremy, Conroy, James C., Kerby, Lauren R., Moore, Diane L., Perfect, David, Prothero, Stephen, SJ, Michael Barnes, Smith, Jonathan D., Wakelin, Michael
This valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis and expertise on practices in key areas of the public realm to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed and what might be done about it. It makes the case for a public realm which is we…
This book provides a concise introduction into twenty-one trends that are transforming the role of religion and spirituality in “re-globalizing” societies. In referring to processes of “re-globalization”, the book draws attention to profound ongoing changes in the patterns and m…
