The Growth of Religious Diversity - Vol 2: Britain From 1945 Volume 2: Controversies

Gerald Parsons, The Open University.

`...a very useful resource of accessible and stimulating material.' - Peggy Morgan, Theological Book Review

Preface; Introduction: Deciding How Far You Can Go, Gerald Parsons ; 1. How many Ways to God? Christians and Religious Pluralism, John Wolffe ; 2. Britain's Changing Faiths: Adaptations in a New Environment, George Chryssides ; 3. `And there's another country...': Religion, the State and British Identities, John Wolffe ; 4. From Consensus to Confrontation: Religion and Politics in Britain Since 1945, Gerald Parsons ; 5. There and Back Again? Religion and the 1944 and 1988 Eductaion Acts, Gerald Parsons ; 6. Women and Relgion in Post-War Britain, Kim Knott ; 7. Between Law and Licence: Christianity, Morality and `Permissiveness', Gerald Parsons

Part of a two-volume set which considers the role and significance of religion in post-war Britain, focusing on the themes of the decline of a specifically "Christian" society and the emergence of a culturally and religiously plural one. This volume focuses on controversies in the debate.