Jim Beckford, Fellow of the British Academy, has conducted research on the theoretical and empirical aspects of religious organisations, new religious movements, church-state problems, civic religion, religion in prisons, religion and development, and religious controversies in several different countries.
His teaching and research have taken place at the Universities of Reading, Durham, California at Berkeley, Loyola at Chicago, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris. His current research deals with the relationship between social theory and religion, the treatment of religious minorities in prison, and public policies on religion.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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Beckford, J.A.(2012) 'Public religions and the post-secular: critical reflections'
Journal For The Scientific Study Of Religion
51
(1), 1 - 19 (0021-8294)
Arweck, Elisabeth
Beckford, James A.(2012) 'Social perspectives'
in
Religion and Change in Modern Britain,
352 - 372,
Editors:
Woodhead, Linda
Catto, Rebecca (978-0-415-57580-5), London: Routledge
Beckford, J.A.(2011) 'Religion in prisons and in partnership with the state'
in
Religion and the State. A Comparative Sociology,
43 - 64 (9780857287984), London: Anthem Press
Beckford, J.A.(2011) 'Les aumôneries de prison: une introduction au dossier'
Archives De Sciences Sociales Des Religions
(153), 11 - 21 (0335-5985)
Beckford, J. A.(2011) 'Religious diversity and social problems'
in
Religion and social problems: the case of Britain,
53 - 66,
Editors:
Hjelm, T. (9780415800563), Routledge
