Distinctive or Professionalised? Understanding the Postsecular in Faith-Based Responses to Trafficking, Forced Labour and Slavery in the UK
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | The University of Sheffield, University of Leeds, Lancaster University Management School |
| ANO | 2021 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Sociology |
| ISSN | 0038-0385 |
| E-ISSN | 1469-8684 |
| EDITORA | SAGE Publications |
| DOI | 10.1177/0038038520967887 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
This article examines the intersection of religious faith and the 'fight against modern slavery' in the UK, as yet unexplored in sociological literature. Analysis of faith-based organisations' activities in this area challenges understandings of a postsecular rapprochement between faith and secular actors – where postsecular is used by some scholars to refer to the re-emergence of faith in the public sphere, and where we understand rapprochement to mean the placing of equal value on faith-based and secular worldviews. Our research reveals that faith-based organisations in the anti-trafficking/modern slavery third sector operate on a 'dual register', secularising as they professionalise their public face, while retaining religious distinctiveness when engaging with co-religionists. We argue that, rather than evidence of a genuine two-way postsecular rapprochement, it seems that faith-based organisations in this sector are prioritising secular modalities, meaning the learning process is one-sided rather than complementary.