Rachael Shillitoe is a sociologist and a senior social scientist in the civil service. She was previously a research fellow at the Universities of Birmingham and York (UK). Her research interests focus on the formation of beliefs and values across generations. She is the author of Negotiating Religion and Non-Religion in Childhood with Palgrave Macmillan.

Her research interests focus on the interrelation between religion and secularity, particularly within childhood. Rachael’s research is primarily in the sociology of religion and sits in conversation with childhood studies, education and the anthropology of religion and ethics.

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