Religion in Modern Europe A Memory Mutates [Paperback]

Religion in Modern Europeexamines 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

Grace Davie is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter