Historically, European churches have played a large part in the provision of welfare. Responsibility, however, has gradually shifted to the state - a shift that

Historically, European churches have played a large part in the provision of welfare. Responsibility, however, has gradually shifted to the state – a shift th

This book considers the changing nature of both religion and welfare in Europe. It is the second of two volumes. Together they examine the function of majority

Historically, European churches have played a large part in the provision of welfare. Responsibility, however, has gradually shifted to the state - a shift that

This book poses new questions about the religious, the secular and the implications of each for the process known as secularization. Looking carefully at the ge