Beyond Idols

The Shape of a Secular Society

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family
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Author: Richard K. Fenn ISBN: 9780190286736
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: June 21, 2001
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Richard K. Fenn
ISBN: 9780190286736
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: June 21, 2001
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "Civil Religion" is necessary to hold together our newly "religionless" society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices.

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This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "Civil Religion" is necessary to hold together our newly "religionless" society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices.

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