Paul Weller is Professor of Inter-Religious Relations at the University of Derby. He is editor of Religions in the UK Directory 2001-3 and was Project Director of the Home Office commissioned project (1999-2001) on Religious Discrimination in England and Wales.

'[V]ery valuable as a resource...this is a stimulating book and Paul Weller argues positively for what he calls covenantal voluntarism for a plural society.' Andrew Wingate, Interreligious Insight, July 2006

• Part I: Established Religion: Its Inheritance and Alternatives; Chapter 1: The Historical Inheritance of Established Religion; Introduction Roots of Establishment The Nationalization of Religion Revolutionary Challenge and Restoration The Rise of Dissent, Toleration, and Equality Church of England Debates. Chapter 2: Alternative Theologies and Ecclesiologies of Religion, State and Society; Introduction Baptist Historical Roots Theological Commitment to Religious Liberty A Voluntaryist Ecclesiology. Chapter 3: Alternative Socio-Religious and Constitutional Patterns; Introduction Religious and Cultural Mosaics Separation with Religiosity Secularist Separation Separation against Communalism Civil Religion and Nation-Building Pillarization Other Variants. Part II: Established Religion: Religious and Political Context; Chapter 4: The Changing Religious Landscape; Introduction A Christian Inheritance National Diversities Migration and Diversification Other Diversities of Belief and Practice Secularization. Chapter 5: The Varieties of Religious Discrimination; Introduction Religious Discrimination in Scotland Religious Discrimination in Northern Ireland Religious Discrimination in England and Wales Tackling Religious Discrimination Chapter 6: Establishment and Religious Disadvantage; Introduction Establishment and the Constitution Establishment and the Monarchy Establishment, Parliament and Ecclesiastical Law Establishment and the Blasphemy Laws Establishment and the Education System Establishment and Civil Society Establishment and its Distinctiveness Establishment: A Nexus in Religion, State and Society; Part III: Established Religion: A Time for Change; Chapter 7: The 'Kairos' of Establishment; Introduction Discerning the Times Material, Ecclesiological and Theological Change 'Kairos' and Social Cosmologies 'Kairos', Crisis or Discernment. Chapter 8: Models for a Change to Establishment; Introduction Transition, Risk and Negotiated Change A secularising Disestablishment An "extended" Establishment A National Religious Council Evaluating the Options. Chapter 9: Towards a New Socio-Religious Contract; Introduction Principles for a Change Voluntaryism for a Religiously Plural Society Creating Dialogical Structures for a Religiously Plural Society Evolving Constitutional Frameworks for a Religiously Plural Society Developing Future Legal Instruments for a Religiously Plural Society Organic Parallelism in a Plural Society Conclusion. Bibliography; Index

Paul Weller is Professor of Inter-Religious Relations at the University of Derby. He is editor of Religions in the UK Directory 2001-3 and was Project Director of the Home Office commissioned project (1999-2001) on Religious Discrimination in England and Wales.

'[V]ery valuable as a resource...this is a stimulating book and Paul Weller argues positively for what he calls covenantal voluntarism for a plural society.' Andrew Wingate, Interreligious Insight, July 2006

• Part I: Established Religion: Its Inheritance and Alternatives; Chapter 1: The Historical Inheritance of Established Religion; Introduction Roots of Establishment The Nationalization of Religion Revolutionary Challenge and Restoration The Rise of Dissent, Toleration, and Equality Church of England Debates. Chapter 2: Alternative Theologies and Ecclesiologies of Religion, State and Society; Introduction Baptist Historical Roots Theological Commitment to Religious Liberty A Voluntaryist Ecclesiology. Chapter 3: Alternative Socio-Religious and Constitutional Patterns; Introduction Religious and Cultural Mosaics Separation with Religiosity Secularist Separation Separation against Communalism Civil Religion and Nation-Building Pillarization Other Variants. Part II: Established Religion: Religious and Political Context; Chapter 4: The Changing Religious Landscape; Introduction A Christian Inheritance National Diversities Migration and Diversification Other Diversities of Belief and Practice Secularization. Chapter 5: The Varieties of Religious Discrimination; Introduction Religious Discrimination in Scotland Religious Discrimination in Northern Ireland Religious Discrimination in England and Wales Tackling Religious Discrimination Chapter 6: Establishment and Religious Disadvantage; Introduction Establishment and the Constitution Establishment and the Monarchy Establishment, Parliament and Ecclesiastical Law Establishment and the Blasphemy Laws Establishment and the Education System Establishment and Civil Society Establishment and its Distinctiveness Establishment: A Nexus in Religion, State and Society; Part III: Established Religion: A Time for Change; Chapter 7: The 'Kairos' of Establishment; Introduction Discerning the Times Material, Ecclesiological and Theological Change 'Kairos' and Social Cosmologies 'Kairos', Crisis or Discernment. Chapter 8: Models for a Change to Establishment; Introduction Transition, Risk and Negotiated Change A secularising Disestablishment An "extended" Establishment A National Religious Council Evaluating the Options. Chapter 9: Towards a New Socio-Religious Contract; Introduction Principles for a Change Voluntaryism for a Religiously Plural Society Creating Dialogical Structures for a Religiously Plural Society Evolving Constitutional Frameworks for a Religiously Plural Society Developing Future Legal Instruments for a Religiously Plural Society Organic Parallelism in a Plural Society Conclusion. Bibliography; Index

Paul Weller is Professor of Inter-Religious Relations at the University of Derby. He is editor of Religions in the UK Directory 2001-3 and was Project Director of the Home Office commissioned project (1999-2001) on Religious Discrimination in England and Wales.

'[V]ery valuable as a resource...this is a stimulating book and Paul Weller argues positively for what he calls covenantal voluntarism for a plural society.' Andrew Wingate, Interreligious Insight, July 2006

• Part I: Established Religion: Its Inheritance and Alternatives; Chapter 1: The Historical Inheritance of Established Religion; Introduction Roots of Establishment The Nationalization of Religion Revolutionary Challenge and Restoration The Rise of Dissent, Toleration, and Equality Church of England Debates. Chapter 2: Alternative Theologies and Ecclesiologies of Religion, State and Society; Introduction Baptist Historical Roots Theological Commitment to Religious Liberty A Voluntaryist Ecclesiology. Chapter 3: Alternative Socio-Religious and Constitutional Patterns; Introduction Religious and Cultural Mosaics Separation with Religiosity Secularist Separation Separation against Communalism Civil Religion and Nation-Building Pillarization Other Variants. Part II: Established Religion: Religious and Political Context; Chapter 4: The Changing Religious Landscape; Introduction A Christian Inheritance National Diversities Migration and Diversification Other Diversities of Belief and Practice Secularization. Chapter 5: The Varieties of Religious Discrimination; Introduction Religious Discrimination in Scotland Religious Discrimination in Northern Ireland Religious Discrimination in England and Wales Tackling Religious Discrimination Chapter 6: Establishment and Religious Disadvantage; Introduction Establishment and the Constitution Establishment and the Monarchy Establishment, Parliament and Ecclesiastical Law Establishment and the Blasphemy Laws Establishment and the Education System Establishment and Civil Society Establishment and its Distinctiveness Establishment: A Nexus in Religion, State and Society; Part III: Established Religion: A Time for Change; Chapter 7: The 'Kairos' of Establishment; Introduction Discerning the Times Material, Ecclesiological and Theological Change 'Kairos' and Social Cosmologies 'Kairos', Crisis or Discernment. Chapter 8: Models for a Change to Establishment; Introduction Transition, Risk and Negotiated Change A secularising Disestablishment An "extended" Establishment A National Religious Council Evaluating the Options. Chapter 9: Towards a New Socio-Religious Contract; Introduction Principles for a Change Voluntaryism for a Religiously Plural Society Creating Dialogical Structures for a Religiously Plural Society Evolving Constitutional Frameworks for a Religiously Plural Society Developing Future Legal Instruments for a Religiously Plural Society Organic Parallelism in a Plural Society Conclusion. Bibliography; Index