Secularization: An Analysis at Three LevelsPeter Lang, 2002 - 214 עמודים In an epoch in which religion has explicitly and sometimes violently returned to the forefront of the global public scene, the process of secularization that has fundamentally marked Western and particularly European societies demands attention and analysis. This book, written from a sociological perspective, takes up that challenge. The author distinguishes three levels of secularization. Societal secularization which is a typical consequence of the processes of modernity, and of programmes of «laïcisation» promoted by political parties. Individual secularization that is manifested in the decline of church commitment; occurring as individuals re-compose their personal beliefs and practices in a «religion à la carte»; and as the individual's meaning system becomes compartmentalized and religion is separated from other areas of life. A third level, organizational secularization, covers the incidence of the adaptation of religious bodies to secularized society. The entire work is marked by meticulous description and analysis of numerous theoretical and empirical studies, and by due recognition of the intricate relationship between levels of secularization and the impact of various actors in the many conflicts over religion's roles. |
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Series Editors Presentation | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Theories of Secularization | 29 |
Societal Secularization | 45 |
Organizational Secularization | 105 |
The Process of Declining Religious | 137 |
Conclusions | 157 |
Presentation | 163 |
Individual Secularization | 173 |
Bringing the Actors Back In | 181 |
Epilogue | 189 |
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according action American analysis approach associated authority basic basis become beliefs Berger called Catholic Christian church civil religion clear commitment concept concerned consequence considered countries course cultural decline definition denominations differentiation discussed economic effect emergence empirical especially example existence explain expression fact factors Fenn functional groups historical human impact important indicate individual individual secularization institutions integration internal involvement issues Italy laicization legitimation less liberal linked Luckmann Martin meaning meaning systems modern society moral movements nature organizational secularization organizations pattern pillar pluralism political position possible practices problems Protestant question rational Rational Choice Theory reference relationship religious result role sacred schools scientific sects situation social societal secularization society Sociology specialized sphere structure sub-systems suggests symbols theory tion traditional University values Wilson