Social Identities Between the Sacred and the Secular

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Contents: Foreword, Grace Davie Introduction: what lies between: exploring the depths of social identities between the sacred and the secular, Abby Day, Giselle Vincett and Christopher R. Cotter Part I The Public Space: The religion-secular in international politics: the case of a NGOs at the United Nations, Jeremy Carrette and Sophie-HA(c)lAne Trigeaud Sartorially sacred or fashion faux pas? Visual interpretations of modesty online, Jane Cameron Acute ambiguity: towards a heterotopology of hospital chaplaincy, Peter Collins. Part II The Social, Identity-Dominated Space: Euro-American ethnic and natal Christians: believing in belonging, Abby Day Multiple versus unitary belonging: how Nepalis in Britain deal with a religiona (TM), David N. Gellner and Sondra L. Hausner Queer Quakers: negotiating post-Christian selfhoods within the liberal sphere, Sally R. Munt a Ia (TM)ve been christened, but I dona (TM)t really believe in ita (TM): how young people articulate their (non-)religious identities and perceptions on (non-)belief, Elizabeth Arweck Betwixt and between: a Canadian perspective on the challenges of researching the spiritual but not religious, Lori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer. Part III The Methodological Space: The secular sacred: in-between or both/and?, Kim Knott The sounds of silence: searching for the religious in everyday discourse, Martin D. Stringer Researching the non-religious: methods and methodological issues, challenges and controversies, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Tristram Hooley, Nicki Moore, Kingsley Purdam and Paul Weller Mapping a religiona (TM) - or a something, I dona (TM)t knowa (TM)? Methodological challenges exploring young peoplesa (TM) relations with a religiona (TM), Anders SjA borg Afterword, N.J. Demerath Bibliography Index.