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History 20th Century

The Sixties and Beyond

Dechristianization in North America and Western Europe, 1945-2000

by (author) Nancy Christie, Michael Gauvreau & Stephen J. Heathorn

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Mar 2013
Category
20th Century, Social History, History
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442644755
    Publish Date
    Mar 2013
    List Price
    $92.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442661578
    Publish Date
    Mar 2013
    List Price
    $86.00

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Description

In the decades following the Second World War, North America and Western Europe experienced widespread secularization and dechristianization; many scholars have pinpointed the 1960s as a pivotally important period in this decline. The Sixties and Beyond examines the scope and significance of dechristianization in the western world between 1945 and 2000.

A thematically wide-ranging and interdisciplinary collection, The Sixties and Beyond uses a framework that compares the social and cultural experiences of North America and Western Europe during this period. The internationally based contributors examine the dynamic place of Christianity in both private lives and public discourses and practices by assessing issues such as gender relations, family life, religious education, the changing relationship of church and state, and the internal dynamics of religious organizations. The Sixties and Beyond is an excellent contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on the 1960s as well as to the history of Christianity in the western world.

About the authors

Nancy Christie is professor, history, Trent University and the author of several prize-winning books, including A Full-Orbed Christianity: The Protestant Churches and Social Welfare in Canada, 1900-1940, and Engendering The State: Family, Work, and Welfare in Canada.

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Michael Gauvreau, professor of history at McMaster University, is the author and editor of numerous works, including Mapping the Margins: Families and Social Disciplines in Canada, 1700-1970 and Cultures of Citizenship in Postwar Canada, 1940-1955.

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Stephen J. Heathorn is Assistant Professor of History at Indiana Unviersity-Purdue University, Indianapolis.

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Editorial Reviews

‘A very interesting and refreshing volume… explores the social forces outside and inside religious institutions that contribute to the various courses of ‘dechristianization’ of the West in the second half of the twentieth century.’

Anthropological Review Database 20 April 2014