Journal article
‘Christians, out here?’ Encountering Street-Pastors in the post-secular spaces of the UK’s night-time economy
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This paper explores the concept of the post-secular city by examining the growing presence of Street-Pastors in the night-time economy of British cities. Street-Pastors are Christian volunteers who work to ensure the safety of people on a ‘night out’. We contribute to work that has called for greater attention to be placed on the ways in which religious faith and ethics are performed to create liminal spaces of understanding in urban areas. Drawing upon in-depth ethnographic research conducte...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Urban Studies Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2013-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1360-063X
- ISSN:
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0042-0980
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- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:8580
- Deposit date:
- 2014-06-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Urban Studies Journal Limited
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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- © Urban Studies Journal Limited 2013. The full text of this article is not currently available in ORA.
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