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‘Believing without belonging’ ‘Believing without belonging’
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Christian Identity Christian Identity
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Denominational Identity Denominational Identity
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Church Attendance Church Attendance
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Denominational Attendance Denominational Attendance
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Belief and Believing Belief and Believing
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Drift and Disengagement Drift and Disengagement
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Changing Values in the 1960s Changing Values in the 1960s
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Welfare State and Loss of Distinction Welfare State and Loss of Distinction
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Neoliberalism of the 1980s Neoliberalism of the 1980s
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Vicarious Religion Vicarious Religion
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Dissent and Nonconformity Dissent and Nonconformity
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Active Christian Minority Active Christian Minority
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Active Atheist Minority Active Atheist Minority
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Concluding Remarks Concluding Remarks
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Select Bibliography Select Bibliography
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13 Dissent by Default: ‘Believing Without Belonging’ in Twenty-First-Century England
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Published:March 2019
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Abstract
Religious dissent has taken different forms throughout history. This chapter considers the case of England in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It describes sociological trends in Christian affiliation, belief, and practice, and suggests that decreasing numbers of people conform to the traditions and teachings of the established Church of England or any other Protestant denomination. Widespread cultural norms and values have resulted in a drift away from the Church and belief is understood in subjective terms, particularly among young people. Given the overall lack of personal religious engagement in England, the chapter suggests that active dissent rests with the minorities who stand against a prevailing attitude of religious indifference to take Christianity seriously; either seriously enough to live their lives by it or seriously enough to stand against it. Active young Christians and the ‘new Atheists’ are cases in point.
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