Matthew Engelke is a Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics. He has over 20 years of research experience on religion and culture, and has conducted major projects in Zimbabwe and in Britain.
One of his interests in Britain has been the efforts of evangelically minded Christians to create more room for religion in public and in public life. His book on this work, God’s Agents: Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England, was published by the University of California Press in 2013.
Most recently, Professor Engelke has turned his attention to the study of humanism, in particular the British Humanist Association—itself a very active voice in the public sphere.