Linda Woodhead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Linda Woodhead

professor

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1964

Place of Birth: Taunton, England, United Kingdom

Profession: sociologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Linda Jane Pauline Woodhead (born 15 February 1964) is a British academic specialising in the religious studies and sociology of religion.
She is best known for her work on religious change since the 1980s, and for initiating public debates about faith.
She has been described by Matthew Taylor, head of the Royal Society of Arts, as "one of the world's leading experts on religion".
Since 2006, she has been Professor of Sociology of Religion in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University.
From 2007 to 2012, she was director of the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme.