The death of christian britain
The death of christian britain : understanding secularisation, 1800-2000
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009, XIII-304 p.
Collection Christianity and society in the modern world
ISBN 978-0-415-47134-3
GB 194
The Death of Christian Britain examines how the nation’s dominant religious culture has been destroyed. Callum Brown challenges the generally held view that secularization was a long and gradual process dating from the industrial revolution. Instead, he argues that it has been a catastrophic and abrupt cultural revolution starting in the 1960s. Using the latest techniques of gender analysis, and by listening to people’s voices rather than purely counting heads, the book offers new formulations of religion and secularization.
In this expanded second edition, Brown responds to commentary on his ideas, reviews the latest research, and provides new evidence to back his claims.
Callum Brown is Professor of Religious and Cultural History at the University of Dundee. His publications include Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain (2006) and Postmodernism for Historians (2005).
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OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Corinne HÉLIN (3 janvier 2013). The death of christian britain. Regards sur HARTIS : le carnet des doctorant·e·s. Consulté le 17 février 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/qg3u

