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Hardcover. 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. This book looks at the decline in the Protestant-Catholic divide. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; HBJD1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748682898
SKU
V9780748682898
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Ref
99-15
About Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce is Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. He is Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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