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The Decline of Christendom in Western Europe, 1750-2000

By Hugh McLeod , Werner Ustorf

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521814936, 9780521814935
Open Library ID
OL22536051M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1330242 bytes)
Pages
248\246
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

''Christendom'' refers to a society where Christianity is essentially compulsory. Western Europe, however, has been gradually moving away from Christendom for more than two centuries towards a society where a great variety of religious and non-religious options are available and none is able to claim a privileged position. Written by historians, sociologists and theologians from six countries, and including chapters on most European countries, this study examines this process of increasing pluralism and its implication for the future.

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