(Un)Believing in Modern Society - Religion, Spirituality, and Religious-Secular Competition (Paperback)

This landmark study in the sociology of religion sheds new light on the question of what has happened to religion and spirituality since the 1960s in modern societies. Exposing several analytical weaknesses of today's sociology of religion, (Un)Believing in Modern Society presents a new theory of religious-secular competition and a new typology of ways of being religious/secular. The authors draw on a specific European society (Switzerland) as their test case, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to show how the theory can be applied. Identifying four ways of being religious/secular in a modern society: 'institutional', 'alternative', 'distanced' and 'secular' they show how and why these forms have emerged as a result of religious-secular competition and describe in what ways all four forms are adapted to the current, individualized society.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2016
Authors:	Joerg Stolz • Judith Koenemann • Mallory Schneuwly Purdie • Thomas Englberger • Michael Kruggeler
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	314
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-54877-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	1-138-54877-4
Barcode:	9781138548770

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