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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.
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.
Are you a prison officer who feels nervous about dealing with
Muslims on the wings? Are you a prison chaplain who wants to know
how your chaplaincy affects the lives of prisoners? Are you a
policymaker who needs a robust base of evidence for Islam in
prison? Are you an academic or a journalist seeking ground-breaking
social science in a contentious field? Based on original evidence
from 279 Muslim prisoners and 79 prison officers, we explore how
Muslims come to be incarcerated, how the practice of Islam affects
prison life and rehabilitation, the types of Islam and the effects
of Islamic conversion in prison and the professional practice of
officers and chaplains. We also investigate the common belief that
incarceration fosters Islamist extremism and suggest improvements
to faith provision and rehabilitative opportunities for Muslim
prisoners.
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