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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
June 2012
Print publication year:
2006
Online ISBN:
9781139168526
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139168526
Subjects:
Sociology of Religion, Religion, Religion: General Interest, Sociology
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Book description

Australian Soul challenges the idea that religious and spiritual life in Australia is in decline. This fascinating book describes the character of religious and spiritual life in Australia today, and argues that, far from petering out, religion and spirituality are thriving. Gary Bouma, the leading expert on the state of religious life in Australia, provides the most up-to-date facts and figures and compares the 'tone' of Australian religious practices with those of other countries. Australians might be less vocal and more reticent about their religion than Americans are, but their religious and spiritual beliefs are no less potent. Australian Soul describes and analyses our religious and spiritual life in detail as well as providing a series of case studies that illustrate the range of practices and beliefs in Australia today. Australian Soul predicts a vital future for religion and spirituality.

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'Bouma's references to theoretical and research resources are authoritative and, in my view, worth the value of the book. The suggested reading, references and index at the back of the book are second-to-none. The book is strong on analysis, diagnosis, trends, surveys, and aetiology, rather than prescription.'

Source: Insights

‘The Professor … is positive about the remaining and growing ‘spirituality’ outside, as well as inside, organised religion.’

Source: Church Times

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Contents

Contents
References
Further reading
References
Further Reading
General
Armstrong, Karen 1993. A History of God. London: Heinemann.
Armstrong, Karen 1996. Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths. New York: Knopf.
Armstrong, Karen 2000. The Battle for God. New York: Knopf.
Bowker, John (ed.) 2005. The Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Religions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bowker, John (ed.) 2006. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hinnells, John (ed.) 2005. The New Penguin Handbook of Living Religions, 2nd edn. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin. This is a reliable and updated classic introduction to the religions of the world by a foremost authority.
Hughes, Philip (ed.) 2004. Australia's Religious Communities: A Multimedia Exploration. Ringwood, Vic: Christian Research Association. In this interactive CD-ROM each group describes itself, and detailed statistical material is available.
Religious groups
Anglicanism
Kaye, Bruce (ed.) 2002. Anglicanism in Australia: A History. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Catholicism
Dixon, Robert 2005. The Catholic Community in Australia. Adelaide: Open Book.
Confucianism
Yao, Xinshang 2000. An Introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hinduism
Flood, Gavin 2006. An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Williams, Raymond 2001. An Introduction to Saminaryan Hinduism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Indigenous Australian religions
Hume, Lynne 2002. Ancestral Power: The Dreaming, Consciousness and Aboriginal Australians, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Swain, Tony (ed.) 1985. Interpreting Aboriginal Religion. Special Studies in Religions, No. 5, Australian Association for the Study of Religions.
Islam
Ozalp, Mehmet 2004. 101 Questions You Asked About Islam. Blackheath, NSW: Brandl & Schlesinger.
Saeed, Abdullah 2003. Islam in Australia. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Saeed, Abdullah 2004. Muslim Australians. Canberra: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
Saeed, Abdullah & Akbarzadeh, Shahram (eds) 2001. Muslim Communities in Australia. Sydney: UNSW Press.
Waines, David 2003. An Introduction to Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Judaism
Lange, Nicholas 2000. An Introduction to Judaism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
Davies, Douglas 2003. An Introduction to Mormonism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nature religions
Harvey, Graham 1997. Listening People, Speaking Earth. Kent Town, SA: Wakefield Press.
New religious movements
Clarke, Peter 2006. New Religions in Global Perspective. London: Routledge.
Hunt, Stephen 2003. Alternative Religions. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate.
Orthodox and Oriental Christians
Binns, John 2002. An Introduction to Christian Orthodox Churches. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pentecostalism
Anderson, Allan 2004. An Introduction to Pentecostalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Spiritualities
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Tacey, David 2000. Re-enchantment: The New Australian Spirituality. Sydney: HarperCollins.
Tacey, David 2003. The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality. Sydney: HarperCollins.
Witchcraft
Hume, Lynne 1997. Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Themes of this book
About Australia
Beyer, Peter 1994. Religion and Globalization. London: Sage.
Kelly, Tony 1990. A New Imagining: Towards an Australian Spirituality. Melbourne: Collins Dove.
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Thornhill, John 1992. Making Australia: Exploring Our National Conversation. Newtown, NSW: Millennium.
Australia's religious history
Breward, Ian 2002. A History of the Churches in Australasia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Carey, Hilary 1996. Believing in Australia: A Cultural History of Religions. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Hogan, Michael 1987. The Sectarian Strand: Religion in Australian History. Ringwood, Vic: Penguin.
Comparative studies
Clarke, Peter 2006. New Religions in Global Perspective. London: Routledge
Evans, Mariah & Kelley, Jonathan 2004. Australian Economy and Society: Religion, Morality and Public Policy in International Perspective 1984–2002. Sydney: Federation Press.
Tiffen, Rodney & Gittins, Ross 2004. How Australia Compares. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Conversion
Bainbridge, William Sims 1992. ‘The sociology of conversion’, in Malony, H. Newton & Southard, Samuel (eds), Handbook of Religious Conversion. Birmingham, AL: Religious Education Press, pp. 178–191.
Malony, H. Newton & Southard, Samuel (eds) 1992. Handbook of Religious Conversion. Birmingham, AL: Religious Education Press.
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Rambo, Lewis 1993, Understanding Religious Conversion. Yale, CT: Yale University Press.
Richardson, James & Introvigne, Massimo 2001, ‘“Brainwashing” theories in European Parliamentary and administrative reports on “cults” and “sects”’, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 40: 143–168.
Cultural change
Armstrong, Karen 1993. A History of God. London: Heinemann.
Bowker, John (ed.) 2005. The Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Religions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Carey, H. 1996. Believing in Australia: A Cultural History of Religions. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Gilbert, Alan 1980. The Making of Post-Christian Britain: A History of the Secularization of Modern Society. London: Longman.
Putnam, Robert D. 2000. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Fundamentalism
Almond, Gabriel, Appleby, Scott & Sivan, Emmanuel 2003. Strong Religion: The Rise of Fundamentalisms Around the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Antoun, Richard T. 2001. Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Islamic and Jewish Movements. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira.
Mainstream religions
Beckford, James 2003. Social Theory and Religion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Finke, R. & Stark, R. 1992. The Churching of America, 1776–1990: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Stark, Rodney & Finke, Roger 2000. Acts of Faith. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Religious groups in Australia
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Hughes, Philip (ed.) 2004a. Australia's Religious Communities: A Multimedia Exploration. 2nd edn. Kew, Vic: Christian Research Association.
Kaldor, Peter, Bellamy, John, Powell, Ruth, Correy, Merilyn & Castle, Keith 1994. Winds of Change: The Experience of Church in a Changing Australia. Sydney: Lancer.
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Ward, Rowland & Humphreys, Robert 1995. Religious Bodies in Australia: A Comprehensive Guide. Wantirna, Vic: New Melbourne Press.
Responses to change
Berger, Peter (ed.) 1999. The Desecularisation of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Clarke, Peter 2006. New Religions in Global Perspective. London: Routledge
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Porter, Muriel 2006. The New Puritans. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Possamai, Adam 2005. Religion and Popular Culture: A Hyper-Real Testament. Brussels: P.I.E. Peter Lang.
Social policy and religion
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Boyle, Kevin & Sheen, Juliet 1997. Freedom of Religion and Belief: A World Report. London: Routledge.
Hicks, Douglas 2003. Religion and the Workplace: Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Richardson, James (ed.) 2004a. Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe. New York: Kluwer Academic.
Stark, Rodney & Finke, Roger 2000. Acts of Faith. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Thomas, Scott 2005. The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Sociology of religion
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Martin, David 2005. On Secularization: Towards a Revised General Theory. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate.
Stark, Rodney & Finke, Roger 2000. Acts of Faith. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
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