Wilson, Bryan R.
WILSON, Bryan R.
WILSON, Bryan R. British, b. 1926. Genres: Education, History, Sociology, Theology/Religion. Career: University of Oxford, reader in sociology, 1962-93, and fellow, All Souls College, 1963-93; British Academy, fellow, 1994. Conference Intl de Sociologie Religieuse, president, 1971-75. Publications: Sects and Society, 1961; Religion in Secular Society, 1966; The Youth Culture and the Universities, 1970; Religious Sects, 1971; Magic and the Millennium, 1973; The Noble Savages, 1975; Contemporary Transformations of Religion, 1976; Religion in Sociological Perspective, 1982; (with D. Ikeda) Human Values in a Changing World, 1984; The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism, 1990; (with K. Dobbelaere) A Time to Chant, 1994. EDITOR: Patterns of Sectarianism, 1967; Rationality, 1970; Education, Equality and Society, 1975; The Social Impact of the New Religious Movements, 1981; (co) Values: A Symposium, 1988; Religion: Contemporary Issues, 1992; (with R. Laermans and J. Billet) Secularization and Social Integration, 1998; (with J. Cresswell) New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response, 1999; (with D. Machacek) Global Citizens: The Suka Gakkai Buddhist Movement in the World, 2000. Address: 12 Victoria Ct, London Rd, Oxford OX3 7SP, England.