Religion, Public Policy, and the Academy: Brokering Public Faith in a Context of Ambivalence?

This article considers the growing range of religiously oriented policy demands on higher education institutions in the UK and the responses universities make to them. It sets this in the context of public anxiety and ambivalence about faith, taking the higher education sector in Britain as emblemat...

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Authors: Dinham, Adam 1974- (Author) ; Hugh-Jones, Stephen 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2012]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-201
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)

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