This is the sort of thing that makes me wonder why anyone doubts the
reality of secularization! There has been a huge and glaringly obvious
decline in the cultural presence of Christianity between my generation
and that of my students. The 'culture capital' is a wasting asset, as
they say in economic circles. I have to give them a handout explaining
the historic divisons into Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant.
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Steve Bruce
Professor of Sociology
Sociology
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3QY
Tel: 01224 272761 (work); 01467 671595 (home)
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