Religion, Ethnicity and Social Change [Hardcover]

In Religion, Ethnicity and Social Change the author argues that the recent focus on religious fundamentalism in ethnic conflict has obscured the ambiguous role of 'mainstream' Western religion. The book examines the relationship between the religious and secular spheres at a time of rapid transition in South Africa and Northern Ireland.List of Tables Foreword; Eileen Barker Acknowledgements Introduction Under Siege: A Brief History of Afrikaners and Ulster Presbyterians Setting the Scene: Afrikaners and Ulster Presbyterians in the Early 1990s Fear, Insecurity and Alienation Civil Religion: Symbolic Resources and Social Change The Church as Volkskerk : A Church of 'The People' or a Church For All? Church and Politics: The Interrelationship Between the Religious and Political Spheres The Church as 'Conciliator': The Difficult Task of Bridge-building Different Worlds: Rural/Urban and Social Class Divisions Conclusion Select Bibliography IndexLIZ FAWCETT is a Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Ulster. She was previously a reporter and correspondent with BBC, Northern Ireland.