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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 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. .
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 University [1]
Edinburgh University Press [2]