Institutionalising Non-religion? Locating Non/Religion in a Welsh Primary School
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23310617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Malone (0000-0001-6985-5734, University of York, corresponding author), Anna Strhan (0000-0002-0875-1197, University of York), P J Hemming (0000-0003-4903-866X, University of Surrey), Sarah Neal (0000-0003-1812-7221, University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13607804261460547 |
| OpenAlex | W7171196404 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
This article explores institutional manifestations of non/religion in a primary school in South Wales. According to the 2021 Census, South Wales has some of the highest levels of ‘religious nones’ in England and Wales. Yet little is known about what non-religiosity looks like in these areas or the role institutions play in shaping non-religion. Drawing on empirical data, we analyse how religion and non-religion interact within the school environment to open up how non-religion becomes institutionalised through the lens of Veronica della Dora’s concept of the ‘infrasecular’, while recognising the residual traces of Christian cultural forms which persist. We show how religious repertoires continue to influence everyday school life while new forms of belonging and values provide insight into new configurations of the ‘sacred’ in a non-religious place.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |