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Representing God: Christian Legal Activism in Contemporary England
By (Author) Madhbh McIvor
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
4th January 2021
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social and cultural anthropology
Religion and politics
Christian life and practice
Law and society, sociology of law
344.42096
Hardback
200
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
How evangelical activism in England contributes to the secularizing forces it seeks to challenge Over the past two decades, a growing number of Christians in England have gone to court to enforce their right to religious liberty. Funded by conservative lobby groups and influenced by the legal strategies of their American peers, these claimants-r
"A fascinating, well-researched, cogently argued study. . . . A valuable contribution to understanding how people navigate their lives amid rapidly changing religious and legal contexts."---Candy Gunther Brown, Journal of Religion
"Admirable. . . . [and] well articulated."---Kevin Ward, Religious Studies Review
Madhbh McIvor is a junior research fellow at Pembroke College, University of Oxford.