Secularization
In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Steve Bruce | ISBN: | 9780191612183 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | January 10, 2013 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steve Bruce |
| ISBN: | 9780191612183 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | January 10, 2013 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
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
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
