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Zusatztext Here we have a wide! very readable and fascinating survey of the state of various religions and churches in Europe today! along with heretofore unexplored facets of the subject. Further! if futurology is the name of the game! this book may be of some cheer to those who do not accept the inevitable end of religion! especially Christianity! as a driving or guiding force in European society Informationen zum Autor Grace Davie is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter Klappentext Religion in Modern Europe examines religion as a form of collective memory. This is a memory held in place by Europe's institutional churches, educational systems, and the mass media - all of which are themselves responding to rapid social and economic change. The book also examines the increasing diversity of Europe's religious life. Zusammenfassung Religion in Modern Europe examines religion as a form of collective memory. This is a memory held in place by Europe's institutional churches! educational systems! and the mass media - all of which are themselves responding to rapid social and economic change. The book also examines the increasing diversity of Europe's religious life. Introduction; Chapter One. Facts and Figures: a profile of religion in modern Europe; Chapter Two. Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter Three. Vicarious Memory 1: the churches; Chapter Four. Vicarious Memory 2: the church-goers; Chapter Five. Precarious Memory: religion in the education systems of Europe; Chapter Six. Mediated Memory: religion and the European media; Chapter Seven. Alternative Memories 1: pluralism and the law; Chapter Eight. Alternative Memories 2: religious innovations; Chapter Nine. Aesthetic or Symbolic Memory: the cultural sphere; Chapter Ten. Conclusion
