Rachael Shillitoe
Biographic Data
| ID | 260417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachael Shillitoe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachael |
| FAMILY NAME | Shillitoe |
| SIGNATURE | SHILLITOE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England
How children’s non-belief and non-religion are formed in everyday life The number of those identifying as “non-religious” has risen rapidly in Britain and many other parts of Europe and North America. Although non-religion and non-belief are especially prevalent among younger people, we know little about the experience of children who are growing up without religion. In Growing Up Godless , Anna Strhan and Rachael Shillitoe fill this scholarly ga…
Becoming Humanist: Worldview Formation and the Emergence of Atheist Britain
It is widely accepted that the growth of 'non-religious' identification and 'non-belief' in God(s) in many societies is linked to changing religious socialization. However, existing research mapping these intergenerational changes has largely focused on religious decline or the loss of belief-'push' factors-rather than exploring the distinctive non-religious forms of life into which children are growing up, which may operate as 'pull' factors. Dr…
The Social Imaginary of Science and Nonreligion: Narrating the Connection in the Anglophone West
Previous sociological research on science and religion, and secularity and nonreligion, has highlighted a consistent connection between science and nonreligious identities. Yet, the dynamics of this association have not been explored in depth. Building upon a growing body of work, this article adopts a relational approach to science and nonreligion to analyze nonreligious life scientists and members of the public in Canada and the UK’s narratives…
Where is the Good in the World?: Ethical Life between Social Theory and Philosophy
Bringing together contributions from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and philosophy, along with ethnographic case studies from diverse settings, this volume explores how different disciplinary perspectives on the good might engage with and enrich each other. The chapters examine how people realize the good in social life, exploring how ethics and values relate to forms of suffering, power and inequality, and, in doing so, demonstrate …
Just leave it blank' non-religious children and their negotiation of prayer in school
This article examines how non-religious children experience acts of collective worship and prayer in primary school settings and analyses how they negotiate religion and their non-religious identities in these events. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork examining non-religious childhoods and collective worship in three English primary schools, the authors explore how non-religious children demonstrate their agency when confronted with particular bo…
Prayer spaces in schools: A subversion of policy implementation
Based on a major evaluation project, this article presents an emerging theme from research on the activities supported by Prayer Spaces in Schools, an organisation supporting ‘pop-up’ prayer spaces in schools across the UK and internationally. Evaluating the activities primarily in terms of their possible contribution to spiritual development, a number of important issues arose relating to policy on education and religion. This article focuses on…
The Stickiness of Non-Religion? Intergenerational Transmission and the Formation of Non-Religious Identities in Childhood
The rapid rise of those identifying as 'non-religious' across many countries has prompted growing interest in the 'religious nones'. A now burgeoning literature has emerged, challenging the idea that 'non-religion' is the mere absence of religion and exploring the substantive beliefs, practices and identities that are associated with so-called unbelief. Yet we know little about the micro-processes through which this cultural shift towards non-rel…
A sociology of prayer
A Sociology of Prayer, edited by Giuseppe Giordan and Linda Woodhead, explores the often overlooked phenomenon of prayer. With a wide-ranging and international focus, the contributors (Giuseppe Gio
The Stickiness of Non-Religion? Intergenerational Transmission and the Formation of Non-Religious Identities in Childhood
The rapid rise of those identifying as 'non-religious' across many countries has prompted growing interest in the 'religious nones'. A now burgeoning literature has emerged, challenging the idea that 'non-religion' is the mere absence of religion and exploring the substantive beliefs, practices and identities that are associated with so-called unbelief. Yet we know little about the micro-processes through which this cultural shift towards non-rel…
Just leave it blank' non-religious children and their negotiation of prayer in school
This article examines how non-religious children experience acts of collective worship and prayer in primary school settings and analyses how they negotiate religion and their non-religious identities in these events. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork examining non-religious childhoods and collective worship in three English primary schools, the authors explore how non-religious children demonstrate their agency when confronted with particular bo…
Becoming Humanist: Worldview Formation and the Emergence of Atheist Britain
It is widely accepted that the growth of 'non-religious' identification and 'non-belief' in God(s) in many societies is linked to changing religious socialization. However, existing research mapping these intergenerational changes has largely focused on religious decline or the loss of belief-'push' factors-rather than exploring the distinctive non-religious forms of life into which children are growing up, which may operate as 'pull' factors. Dr…
The Social Imaginary of Science and Nonreligion: Narrating the Connection in the Anglophone West
Previous sociological research on science and religion, and secularity and nonreligion, has highlighted a consistent connection between science and nonreligious identities. Yet, the dynamics of this association have not been explored in depth. Building upon a growing body of work, this article adopts a relational approach to science and nonreligion to analyze nonreligious life scientists and members of the public in Canada and the UK’s narratives…
A sociology of prayer
A Sociology of Prayer, edited by Giuseppe Giordan and Linda Woodhead, explores the often overlooked phenomenon of prayer. With a wide-ranging and international focus, the contributors (Giuseppe Gio
Prayer spaces in schools: A subversion of policy implementation
Based on a major evaluation project, this article presents an emerging theme from research on the activities supported by Prayer Spaces in Schools, an organisation supporting ‘pop-up’ prayer spaces in schools across the UK and internationally. Evaluating the activities primarily in terms of their possible contribution to spiritual development, a number of important issues arose relating to policy on education and religion. This article focuses on…
The Stickiness of Non-Religion? Intergenerational Transmission and the Formation of Non-Religious Identities in Childhood
The rapid rise of those identifying as 'non-religious' across many countries has prompted growing interest in the 'religious nones'. A now burgeoning literature has emerged, challenging the idea that 'non-religion' is the mere absence of religion and exploring the substantive beliefs, practices and identities that are associated with so-called unbelief. Yet we know little about the micro-processes through which this cultural shift towards non-rel…
Just leave it blank' non-religious children and their negotiation of prayer in school
This article examines how non-religious children experience acts of collective worship and prayer in primary school settings and analyses how they negotiate religion and their non-religious identities in these events. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork examining non-religious childhoods and collective worship in three English primary schools, the authors explore how non-religious children demonstrate their agency when confronted with particular bo…
Where is the Good in the World?: Ethical Life between Social Theory and Philosophy
Bringing together contributions from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and philosophy, along with ethnographic case studies from diverse settings, this volume explores how different disciplinary perspectives on the good might engage with and enrich each other. The chapters examine how people realize the good in social life, exploring how ethics and values relate to forms of suffering, power and inequality, and, in doing so, demonstrate …
The Social Imaginary of Science and Nonreligion: Narrating the Connection in the Anglophone West
Previous sociological research on science and religion, and secularity and nonreligion, has highlighted a consistent connection between science and nonreligious identities. Yet, the dynamics of this association have not been explored in depth. Building upon a growing body of work, this article adopts a relational approach to science and nonreligion to analyze nonreligious life scientists and members of the public in Canada and the UK’s narratives…
Becoming Humanist: Worldview Formation and the Emergence of Atheist Britain
It is widely accepted that the growth of 'non-religious' identification and 'non-belief' in God(s) in many societies is linked to changing religious socialization. However, existing research mapping these intergenerational changes has largely focused on religious decline or the loss of belief-'push' factors-rather than exploring the distinctive non-religious forms of life into which children are growing up, which may operate as 'pull' factors. Dr…
Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England
How children’s non-belief and non-religion are formed in everyday life The number of those identifying as “non-religious” has risen rapidly in Britain and many other parts of Europe and North America. Although non-religion and non-belief are especially prevalent among younger people, we know little about the experience of children who are growing up without religion. In Growing Up Godless , Anna Strhan and Rachael Shillitoe fill this scholarly ga…
Sociology (7 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (5 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)