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The desecularization of the world : resurgent religion and world politics

By Peter L. Berger

Book information

Publisher
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Year
1999
ISBN
9780802846914, 0802846912
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3151542 bytes)
Pages
\145
Time added
2021-04-12 14:14:48

Description

For Two Centuries theorists of "secularization" have been saying that religion must inevitably decline in the modern world. But much of the world today is as religious as ever. This volume challenges the belief that the modern world is increasingly secular, showing that while modernization does have secularizing effects, it also provokes a reaction that more often strengthens religion. Seven expert social observers examine several geopolitical regions and several religions - Catholic and Protestant Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam - and explore the resurgence of religion in world affairs.

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