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Church and State in 21st Century Britain

The Future of Church Establishment

  • Hardback
  • 280 pages
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

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Much of the formal structure of the UK state remains locked in the geopolitics of the late 17th century. The sovereign has to be a Christian monarch in communion with the Church of England, swearing oaths to support that Church and the Church of Scotland. No-one may succeed to the throne who is either a Roman Catholic or married to one. Whereas in Scotland the established Church is held distinct from the state, the Church of England remains controlled by parliament where twenty-six Anglican bishops sit as of right in the House of Lords -- a privilege unknown in any other sovereign legislature. This book argues that, in an increasingly pluralized society, the gap between form and reality has become unacceptably stretched. Disregarding facile arguments about disestablishment, the book analyses the present position afresh and examines what are the options for change, including to the religious character of the monarchy.
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  • Title

    Church and State in 21st Century Britain

  • Author

    R. Morris

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Palgrave Macmillan

  • Published

    March 2009

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    280

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780230555112

  • ISBN-10

    023055511X

  • Eden Code

    3804586

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