Mathew Guest is Professor in the Sociology of Religion at Durham University, UK. He is the co-author of Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith (2013) and Islam on Campus: Contested identities and the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain (2020). He is the author of Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture (2007).

This book explores neoliberal culture and its impact on religious identities. The social scientific study of religion must adapt accordingly if we are to comprehend current trends. A series of innovative – and sometimes unexpected examples – brings the debate to life, not least its ethical implications. This is a book to ponder carefully.

• Table of ContentsList of ImagesAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Religion in a Neo-liberal Age2. Religion and the Market: Religious Diversity in Neoliberal Contexts3. Religion and Populism4. Religion in the Post-truth Era5. Securitization: New Forms of State Engagement6. Religion and the Entrepreneurial Self7. Power and Religious Difference8. The Secular and the Non-Religious in Neoliberal Contexts9. Retrieving Ethics for the Sociology of ReligionBibliographyIndex

Mathew Guest is Professor in the Sociology of Religion at Durham University, UK. He is the co-author of Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith (2013) and Islam on Campus: Contested identities and the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain (2020). He is the author of Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture (2007).

This book explores neoliberal culture and its impact on religious identities. The social scientific study of religion must adapt accordingly if we are to comprehend current trends. A series of innovative – and sometimes unexpected examples – brings the debate to life, not least its ethical implications. This is a book to ponder carefully.

• Table of ContentsList of ImagesAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Religion in a Neo-liberal Age2. Religion and the Market: Religious Diversity in Neoliberal Contexts3. Religion and Populism4. Religion in the Post-truth Era5. Securitization: New Forms of State Engagement6. Religion and the Entrepreneurial Self7. Power and Religious Difference8. The Secular and the Non-Religious in Neoliberal Contexts9. Retrieving Ethics for the Sociology of ReligionBibliographyIndex

Mathew Guest is Professor in the Sociology of Religion at Durham University, UK. He is the co-author of Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith (2013) and Islam on Campus: Contested identities and the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain (2020). He is the author of Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture (2007).

This book explores neoliberal culture and its impact on religious identities. The social scientific study of religion must adapt accordingly if we are to comprehend current trends. A series of innovative – and sometimes unexpected examples – brings the debate to life, not least its ethical implications. This is a book to ponder carefully.

• Table of ContentsList of ImagesAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Religion in a Neo-liberal Age2. Religion and the Market: Religious Diversity in Neoliberal Contexts3. Religion and Populism4. Religion in the Post-truth Era5. Securitization: New Forms of State Engagement6. Religion and the Entrepreneurial Self7. Power and Religious Difference8. The Secular and the Non-Religious in Neoliberal Contexts9. Retrieving Ethics for the Sociology of ReligionBibliographyIndex