Secularization : in defence of an unfashionable theory

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Secularization : in defence of an unfashionable theory

Steve Bruce

Oxford University Press, 2013

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"First edition published in 2011. First published in paperback 2013"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-235) and index

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The decline in power, popularity and prestige of religion across the modern world is not a short-term or localized trend nor is it an accident. It is a consequence of subtle but powerful features of modernization. Renowned sociologist, Steve Bruce, elaborates the secularization paradigm and defends it against a wide variety of recent attempts at rebuttal and refutation. Using the best available statistical and qualitative evidence Bruce considers the implications for the

Table of Contents

  • 1. Describing Secularization
  • 2. Explaining Secularization
  • 3. Clarifying Secularization
  • 4. Religion Outside the Churches
  • 5. Contemporary Spirituality
  • 6. Superstition
  • 7. The Supply-side Alternative
  • 8. Unexceptional America
  • 9. Secularization Elsewhere
  • 10. Will Conflict Reverse Secularization?

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