Monarchy, Religion and the State - Civil Religion in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia Commonwealth

Informationen zum Autor Norman Bonney is Emeritus Professor at Edinburgh Napier University Klappentext Explores current religious features of the monarchy and the state that seem increasingly anachronistic in more secular and more religiously diverse societies. Zusammenfassung Explores current religious features of the monarchy and the state that seem increasingly anachronistic in more secular and more religiously diverse societies. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Secularisation, religion and the state 2. The evolution of the accession and coronation oaths 3. The installation and potential power of a new sovereign 4. What a day for England! The coronation of 1953 5. Parliamentary devolution, church establishment and new UK state religion 6. The next coronation: civil religion in the making 7. UK state Anglican multi-faithism and the Protestant monarchy 8. Monarchy and religion in Canada, Australia and the other realms 9. References Index

Product details

• Authors: Norman Bonney, Bonney Norman
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9780719089879
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8987-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Politics & government, Religion & politics, Politics and government, Religion and Politics