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God´s Unwelcome Recovery: Why the new establishment wants to proclaim the death of faith
Sean Oliver-Dee
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Description for God´s Unwelcome Recovery: Why the new establishment wants to proclaim the death of faith
Paperback. Why the pundits want to spread a myth about the death of faith, particularly in Britain. Num Pages: 192 pages, Graphs in text. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 216.
There is a huge disconnect between the official account of church demise and the death of faith peddled in political and media circles, and the vitality of churches in every corner of the country. Why do the pundits ignore what is happening? Sean Oliver-Dee counters that the ongoing health of the church is being ignored because it contradicts three myths that the 'new establishment' wants to assert: that the gradual death of religion is a good excuse to ignore the views of Christians; that encouraging Christianity to die will benefit society; and that scientific progress will necessarily cause the death ... Read more
There is a huge disconnect between the official account of church demise and the death of faith peddled in political and media circles, and the vitality of churches in every corner of the country. Why do the pundits ignore what is happening? Sean Oliver-Dee counters that the ongoing health of the church is being ignored because it contradicts three myths that the 'new establishment' wants to assert: that the gradual death of religion is a good excuse to ignore the views of Christians; that encouraging Christianity to die will benefit society; and that scientific progress will necessarily cause the death ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
185g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857216304
SKU
V9780857216304
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About Sean Oliver-Dee
Sean Oliver-Dee is Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Religion inPublic Life, University of Oxford & Interreligious Advisor, Diocese of Peterborough. In addition he is also Associate Researcher for the Anglican Representative to the European Union. He is a regular consultant for government on identity issues and has written several papers for NGOs andthink-tanks.
Reviews for God´s Unwelcome Recovery: Why the new establishment wants to proclaim the death of faith
“A stimulatingly counter-intuitive take on the state of British Christianity, this should be read by anyone - believer or non-believer - who is interested in the future of religion in Britain.”
Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and Millennium “This book offers a timely word of encouragement to British Christians and a robust challenge to the narrative of church decline ... Read more
Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and Millennium “This book offers a timely word of encouragement to British Christians and a robust challenge to the narrative of church decline ... Read more