That Was The Church That Was av Andrew (Massey University Palmerston North) Brown, Professor Linda Woodhead

<p>The Church of England still seemed an essential part of Englishness, and even of the British state, when Mrs Thatcher was elected in 1979. The decades which followed saw a seismic shift in the foundations of the C of E, leading to the loss of more than half its members and much of its influence. In England today ''religion'' has become a toxic brand, and Anglicanism something done by other people. How did this happen? Is there any way back?<br><br>This ''relentlessly honest'' and surprisingly entertaining book tells the dramatic and contentious story of the disappearance of the Church of England from the centre of public life. The authors ¿ religious correspondent Andrew Brown and academic Linda Woodhead ¿ watched this closely, one from the inside and one from the outside. <i>That Was the Church, That Was </i>shows what happened and explains why.</p>