David Martin was one of the world\'s leading commentators on Secularization theory.
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Martin shows the enduring but ever-changing centrality of Christian thought and practice, in its many different forms, to English poetry.
The Present book develops Martin\'s argument against simplistic Secularization Narratives with reference to the history of poetry, a topic with which few social theorists have been concerned.
He was also a committed and lifelong reader of English poetry.
David Martin was one of the world\'s leading commentators on Secularization theory