Enemy Within? The Appeal of the Discipline of Sociology to Religious Professionals in Post-War Britain

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Abstract

This article explores the contingencies shaping a particular moment in post-war British theology, a time when sociological descriptions of contemporary society were given new authority by church leaders and theologians anxious to discover a new way through the challenges facing their churches. Attention focuses on the history of religious sociology in Britain, and on industrial mission, social history, and theological radicalism as they converged in the work of a number of British commentators in the 1950s and 1960s. The article also considers the significance of this development for the theory and historiography of secularisation.

Publication Date
2016-07-27
Online Publication Date
2016-07-25
Acceptance Date
2016-03-01
Keywords
43 History, Heritage and Archaeology, 44 Human Society, 4303 Historical Studies, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 5005 Theology, 4410 Sociology
Journal Title
Journal of Religion in Europe
Journal ISSN
1874-8910
1874-8929
Volume Title
9
Publisher
Brill