Scottish Gods : Religion in Modern Scotland 1900-2012 Hardback
by Steve Bruce
Hardback
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This book deals with the how and why of over a century of religious and cultural change.
Steve Bruce explores Scotland's transformation from the largely devout Presbyterian country of 1900, with the church as a major social force, to the diverse, more secular society of today, when less than 10 per cent of Scots attend church.
He bases his study on a career's worth of historical, ethnographic and statistical research, to provide both a coherent description of Scotland's current religious complexion and a considered explanation of the forces that shaped it.
Scottish Gods is both a fascinating summary of over a century of religious and cultural change, and a searing analysis of the state of religion in Scotland today by one of our leading social historians.
It explores how religion has become more varied over time: growth in Catholicism and charismatic Christian fellowships; easternisation of Scotland's religious vocabulary through Buddhism and Hinduism; the growth of the Muslim population, and pursuit of spiritual interests once considered pagan.
It looks at the decline in the Protestant-Catholic divide.
It discusses controversies over the proper public place of religion.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:31/03/2014
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- ISBN:9780748682898
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:31/03/2014
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- ISBN:9780748682898
