{"title":"Books by Stephen Bullivant","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780197587447","title":"Nonverts","description":"An entertaining and insightful exploration of the American ex-religiousThe United States is in the midst of a religious revolution. Or, perhaps it is better to say a non-religious revolution. Around a quarter of US adults now say they have no religion. The great majority of these religious \"nones\" also say that they used to belong to a religion but no longer do. These are the nonverts: think \"converts,\" but from having religion to having none. There are currently has about 59 million of them in the United States.  Nonverts explores who they are, and why they joined the rising tide of the ex-religious. One of world's leading experts on contemporary atheism and nonreligiosity, sociologist and theologian Stephen Bullivant draws on dozens of interviews, original analysis of high-quality survey data, and a wealth of cutting-edge studies, to present an entertaining and insightful exploration of America's ex-religious landscape. Bullivant criss-crosses the country, talking to everyone from ex-Mormons in Utah to ex-Catholics in Pennsylvania, from ex-Evangelicals in Georgia to ex-Muslims in California, showing not only what they have in common but also how the traditions they left behind continue to shape them. While American religion is not going to die out any time soon, ex-Christian America is a growing presence in national life. America's religious revolution is not just a religious revolution -- it is catalyzing a profound social, cultural, moral, and political impact. Nonverts will serve as an indispensable guide to this shifting landscape, as well as the future of American life.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56226176532853,"sku":"9780197587447","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780197587447_d4d1a96f-f4f3-4701-b01d-50188429cb74.jpg?v=1786011507"},{"product_id":"9780198864813","title":"Vatican II","description":"\u003cp\u003eVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), or Vatican II, is arguably the most significant event in the life of the Catholic Church since the Reformation. The Council initiated, intentionally or not, profound changes not simply within Catholic theology, but in the religious, social, and moral lives of the world's billion Catholics. It also reconfigured, intellectually and practically, the Church's engagements with those outside of it - most obviously with regard to other religions. The sixteen documents formally issued by Vatican II constitute some of the most influential writings of the whole twentieth century. Debates over their correct interpretation and authority are constant, but they remain an indispensable point-of-reference for all areas of Catholic life, from liturgy and sacraments, to the Church's vast network of charitable and educational endeavours the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Very Short Introduction, Shaun Blanchard and Stephen Bullivant present the backstory to this event. Vatican II is explored in light of the wider history of the Catholic Church and placed in the tumultuous context of the 1960s. 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From The View to the Vatican, from Vanity Fair to the Vice-President, everyone seems to have an opinion about Catholics who attend the Traditional Latin Mass Catholics--or \"Trads\"--but who are they really?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Trads: Latin Mass Catholics in the United States, sociologists Stephen Cranney and Stephen Bullivant provide the first full-scale, data-driven portrait of this strikingly resilient movement. Blending ethnographic observation, original survey data, and in-depth interviews, they reveal who attends Mass in Latin--a language that they (for the most part) don't speak--what motivates them, how they differ from other American Catholics, and what their growth means for the Church's future. Are they mostly young, edgy converts? Or are they rigid extremists warned about by church authorities? Do they reject Vatican II and the modern Church, or are they simply seeking beauty, reverence, and tradition in their worship? 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