We don't do God’
A critical retrospective of New Labour's approaches to ‘religion or belief’ and ‘faith’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12720853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Allen (0000-0002-1296-8989) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-275 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-5610 • E-ISSN: 1475-5629 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14755610.2011.605272 |
| OpenAlex | W2049263884 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
Given that Tony Blair was once infamously told by an aide that in Britain ‘we don't do God’, the New Labour Government that he led was responsible for developing and implementing a series of policies that brought religion firmly into British political spaces. Adopting two policy approaches, these approaches focused on ‘religion or belief’ and ‘faith’. Alongside the incorporation of ‘religion and belief’ into the broadening equalities framework, New Labour encouraged greater engagement with faith communities initially through urban regeneration before implementing a more faith-specific programme, namely the interfaith framework. Drawing on three research projects, this article retrospectively considers the extent to which these approaches were joined up and whether – and indeed how – they contributed to New Labour's overarching measurements of success: creating a more equal society
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |