ABSTRACT

One of the challenges today in relation to the place of religion in British public life is how to balance the considerations of secular belief and minority faiths at a time when they are showing a certain vitality, with that of a declining Christian heritage. In this chapter it is considered in relation to the recent report of the Commission on Religion in British Public Life (2015). The focus is less on the specific policy recommendations of the Commission, more on the general approach or understanding of the context exhibited in relation to the place of religion in a changing Britain, with specific reference to an egalitarian inclusivity in relation to secular belief and minority faiths.