Grace Davie

Grace Davie is a Professor emeritus of Sociology at the University of Exeter[1] and author of the book Religion in Britain since 1945: Believing without belonging.[2]

Background

Davie's research interests lie in the sociology of religion.[3] In her book Religion in Britain since 1945, she coined the phrase "believing without belonging"[4] to describe religiosity and secularization in Britain.[5] This is the argument that although church attendance has decreased,[6] people may still think of themselves as religious on an individual level.[7]

Career

Davie has written several works during her career, including Religion in Britain since 1945 (1994), Religion in Modern Europe (2000), Europe: the Exceptional Case (2002), The Sociology of Religion (2013) and Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox (2015).[8]

Davie has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Exeter, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.[3] From 2000 to 2001 she was the Kerstin-Hesselgren Professor at the University of Uppsala in Sweden.[9] She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Theology from the University of Uppsala in 2008.[10]

Davie is Past-President of the Association for the Sociology of Religion (2003)[11] and the International Sociological Association RC22 Sociology of Religion Board (2002-2006).[12]

Davie is a participating researcher in The Impact of Religion: Challenges for Society, Law and Democracy (IMPACT), a multidisciplinary research programme at Uppsala University, in the research area Religious and Social Change.[1]

Davie is a lay Canon of the Church of England Diocese in Europe.[13]

Publications

  • Religion in Britain since 1945 (1994)
  • Religion in Modern Europe (2000)
  • Europe: the Exceptional Case (2002)
  • The Sociology of Religion (2013)
  • Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox (2015)

References

  1. 1 2 "Participating researchers and International Advisors - Uppsala Religion and Society Research Centre (CRS) - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.crs.uu.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Grace Davie, sociologist of religion". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. 1 2 Robinson, Debbie. "University of Exeter". socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. ↑ British social attitudes : the 26th report. Park, Alison, 1966-. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. 2010. ISBN 9781446212073. OCLC 649910769.
  5. ↑ The SAGE handbook of the sociology of religion. Beckford, James A., Demerath, N. J. (Nicholas Jay), 1936-, Sage Publications., Sage eReference (Online service). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications. 2007. ISBN 9781848607965. OCLC 676908392.
  6. ↑ Aldridge, A (2013). Religion in the contemporary world : a sociological introduction. Oxford: Polity Press. p. 147.
  7. ↑ British social attitudes : perspectives on a changing society : the 23rd report. Park, Alison., National Centre for Social Research (Great Britain) ([2006/2007 ed.] ed.). London: SAGE. 2007. ISBN 9781849208680. OCLC 297532520.
  8. ↑ "The Cadbury Lectures 2016 - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  9. ↑ "Professor Grace Davie - Religion, law and the constitution". Religion, law and the constitution. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  10. ↑ Robinson, Debbie. "University of Exeter". socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  11. ↑ "Presidents of the Association 1938-2016" (PDF). Association for the Sociology of Religion. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "ISA - Past Boards". ISA, International Sociological Association. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  13. ↑ Chapman, Mark David; Clarke, Sathianathan; Percy, Martyn (2015-10-15). The Oxford Handbook of Anglican Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199218561.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.