Callum G. Brown (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish historian and author. He specialises in the history of secularisation, Christianity, and organised humanism in the United Kingdom.

Life

He was born on 6 April 1953 and raised in

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. He currently resides in Scotland.

Career

He is currently a professor of history at the

University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the List of oldest universities in continuous ...

. He has had previous posts at both Dundee University and the University of Strathclyde. In 2020 he celebrated his 30th year in the industry. . He has frequently collaborated with Arthur McIvor.

Select publications

His books have received mostly positive reviews. Some of his notable books are: His book ''Up-helly-aa: Custom, Culture and Community in Shetland'' (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998) won the 1999 Frank Watson Book Prize. * ''Up-helly-aa: Custom, Culture and Community in Shetland'' * ''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

External links

* Glasgow Universit

* Edinburgh University Pres

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