Callum Brown (author)

Callum G. Brown (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish historian and author.

For the Australian rules footballer (born 1998), see Callum Brown (footballer, born 1998).
For the Australian rules footballer (born 2000), see Callum Brown (footballer, born 2000).

He specialises in the history of secularisation, Christianity, and organised humanism in the United Kingdom.

Life

He was born on 6 April 1953.

He was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland.

He currently resides in Scotland.

Career

He is currently a professor of history at the University of Glasgow. He has had previous posts at both Dundee University and the University of Strathclyde. In 2020 he celebrated his 30th year in the industry. .[1]

He has frequently collaborated with Arthur McIvor.[2][3]

Bibliography

His books have received mostly positive reviews. Some of his notable books are:[4][5][6]

  • The Death of Christian Britain: Understanding Secularisation, 1800-2000
  • Postmodernism for Historians
  • Britain Since 1707
  • Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain
  • The People In The Pews: Religion And Society In Scotland Since 1780
  • The University Experience 1945-1975: An Oral History of the University of Strathclyde
  • Becoming Atheist: Humanism and the Secular West
  • The Battle for Christian Britain: Sex, Humanists and Secularisation, 1945-1980

References
  1. "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Humanities - Sgoil nan Daonnachdan - Our staff - Prof Callum Brown". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Paterson, Lindsay (2006). "Callum G. Brown, Arthur J. McIvor, and Neil Rafeek. The University Experience, 1945–1975: An Oral History of the University of Strathclyde. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004. Pp. 288. $34.00". Journal of British Studies. 45 (1): 232–233. doi:10.1086/500911. S2CID 163382544. Retrieved 1 June 2018 – via Cambridge Core.
  3. "Arthur J Mcivor and Neil Rafeek Callum Brown, First Edition - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. "inauthor:"Callum G. Brown" - Google Search". www.google.co.in. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Secularisation in the Christian world : essays in honour of Hugh McLeod /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "Callum G. Brown". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  • Glasgow University
  • Edinburgh University Press
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