Professor Grace Davie

BA (Exon); Ph D (London); Honorary Doctorate (Uppsala)

Professor of Sociology

My research interests lie in the sociology of religion, with a particular emphasis on patterns of religion in Europe. I am also interested in the new theoretical paradigms that are emerging in the field – not least the notion of ‘multiple modernities’. How are we to make sense of the growing significance of religion in the modern world with tools and concepts that have emerged (largely) from the 'exceptional' European case?

My work fits closely with the emphasis on culture in the Department of Sociology and Philosophy at Exeter. I also contribute to the growing expertise on different aspects of religion across the University - notably in the Department of Theology and in the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies.