Welfare and religion in 21st century Europe. Volume 2, Gendered, religious and social change / edited by Anders Bäckström, Grace Davie, Ninna Edgardh, Per Pettersson.

Historically, European churches have played a large part in the provision of welfare. Responsibility, however, has gradually shifted to the state - a shift that forms an integral part of the process of secularization and one that has been readily accepted by European populations. But what happens wh...

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