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The militant strain : an analysis of anti-secular discourse in Britain

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Kettell, Steven (2015) The militant strain : an analysis of anti-secular discourse in Britain. Political Studies, 63 (3). pp. 512-528. doi:10.1111/1467-9248.12119 ISSN 0032-3217.

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Abstract

Issues about the relationship between the religious and the secular have become increasingly prominent in recent years. In Britain, one of the central themes around this topic has been the emergence and propagation by leading religious and political figures of a concerted anti-secular discourse. This warns of the dangers posed by a militant, aggressive and intolerant form of secularism which is said to be driven by an ideological desire to force religion out of the public square, representing a clear threat to religious freedoms and social morality. This discourse has been shaped by a number of interrelated causal dynamics, but the religious and political influences involved differ substantially. Respectively, these relate to ongoing processes of secularisation and the increasing use of identity politics, set against the changing capacities of the British state and the electoral considerations of the Conservative Party.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Religion -- Discourse analysis -- Great Britain, Secularism -- Discourse analysis -- Great Britain, Identity politics -- Discourse analysis -- Great Britain, Conservative Party (Great Britain) -- Discourse analysis, Religion -- Political aspects -- Great Britain, Politics -- Religious aspects -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Political Studies
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0032-3217
Official Date: August 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
August 2015Published
12 February 2014Available
7 October 2013Accepted
Volume: 63
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 512-528
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.12119
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 18 January 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 24 February 2016

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