Summary
Overview
Key Readings
Secularization traces the decline of religion and the rise of secular belief systems. But it also touches on the transition from traditional to modern systems of organization, the replacement of metaphysical beliefs with science, the transition from community to association and much more besides. The debate about secularism and secularization has become a central issue in politics, public policy and international affairs. There is a long history of thinking about the religious and the secular, but the modern debate has special features and a great urgency mainly as a result of fears about religious fundamentalism, religious revival, political Islam and religious nationalism.
Volume I explores the history and meaning of key terms: secular, secularism, secularity, secularization and laicity. It is primarily concerned with the philosophy and ...
Introduction
A compilation of volume Introductions.
Introduction to Volume I: Defining Secularization – The Secular in Historical and Comparative Perspective
There are many reasons that may explain why the theme of secularization has become a major issue in the humanities and social sciences and why it has become such a critical problem of modern political life. One obvious reason is that in the modern world many important social movements are inspired by religious ideas and directed by religious leaders. In his influential Public Religions in the Modern World José Casanova (1994) has identified a process of the deprivatization of religion in relation for example to the Iranian Revolution and the Solidarity Movement in Poland. He also points to the rise of the Moral Majority in the United States ...
Table of Contents
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Volume I: Defining Secularization – The Secular in Historical and Comparative Perspective
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Introduction to Volume I: Defining Secularization – The Secular in Historical and Comparative Perspective
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1. Religious Aspects of Modernization in Turkey and Japan
Robert Bellah
1958
The American Journal of Sociology
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Timothy Luke
1987
Sociological Forum
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3. Secularization in the Netherlands?
Frank Lechner
1996
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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Stephen Macedo
1998
Political Theory
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5. Richard Hooker and American Religious Liberty
Wendy Dackson
1999
Journal of Church and State
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6. The Reconstruction of Religious Arenas in the Framework of ‘Multiple Modernities'
S. Eisenstadt
2000
Millennium: Journal of International Studies
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Philip Gorski
2000
American Sociological Review
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8. The Crisis of Indian Secularism
Sumit Ganguly
2003
Journal of Democracy
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9. A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Church–State Relations in Europe
John Madeley
2003
West European Politics
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10. The Enlightenment, Communism and Political Religion: Reflections on a Misleading Trajectory
Richard Shorten
2003
Journal of Political Ideologies
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T. Gunn
2004
Journal of Church and State
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Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi
2004
International Sociology
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13. Hinduism, Christianity, and Liberal Religious Toleration
Jeff Spinner-Halev
2005
Political Theory
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14. “Religious Nationalism”: A Textbook Case from Turkey
Sam Kaplan
2005
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
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15. Religion
Bryan Turner
2006
Theory, Culture & Society
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James Richardson
2006
Religion-Staat-Gesellschaft
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17. Secularism and the Public–Private Divide: Europe Can Learn from Latin America
David Lehmann
2006
Political Theology
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18. Religious Extremism: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly
Laurence Iannaccone | Eli Berman
2006
Public Choice
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Henry Delcore
2007
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
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20. Religious Nationalism and the Making of the Modern Japanese State
Fumiko Fukase-Indergaard | Michael Indergaard
2008
Theory and Society
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Volume II: The Sociology of Secularization
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Introduction to Volume II: The Sociology of Secularization
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21. Towards Eliminating the Concept of Secularization
David Martin
1965
Penguin Survey of the Social Sciences
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22. Secularization and Pluralism
Peter Berger | Thomas Luckmann
1966
International Yearbook for the Sociology of Religion
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23. The Concept of Secularization in Empirical Research
Larry Shiner
1967
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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24. Pluralism, Religion, and Secularism
J. Yinger
1967
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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25. The Death of God: An Analysis of Ideological Crisis
Richard Fenn
1968
The Review of Religious Research
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26. Sociologists and Secularization
Roland Robertson
1971
Sociology
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27. Aspects of Secularization in the West
Bryan Wilson
1976
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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Karel Dobbelaere
1985
Sociological Analysis
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29. Toward Desacralizing Secularization Theory
Jeffrey Hadden
1987
Social Forces
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30. The Implicit Religion of Contemporary Society: Some Studies and Reflections
Edward Bailey
1990
Social Compass
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31. Religious Deregulation: Origins and Consequences
Roger Finke
1990
Journal of Church and State
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32. Shrinking Transcendence, Expanding Religion?
Thomas Luckmann
1990
Sociological Analysis
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33. The Secularization Issue: Prospect and Retrospect
David Martin
1991
The British Journal of Sociology
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34. Secularization as Declining Religious Authority
Mark Chaves
1994
Social Forces
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35. A Supply-side Reinterpretation of the “Secularization” of Europe
Rodney Stark | Laurence Iannaccone
1994
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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36. The Privatization of Religion and Morality
Thomas Luckmann
1996
Detraditionalization: Critical Reflections on Authority and Identity
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37. Secularism?
John Keane
2000
Political Quarterly
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James Wetzel
2004
Church History
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39. Secularization and the Impotence of Individualized Religion
Steve Bruce
2006
The Hedgehog Review
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40. Religion in Europe in the 21st Century: The Factors to Take into Account
Grace Davie
2006
Archives européennes de sociologie
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Volume III: American Exceptionalism
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Introduction to Volume III: American Exceptionalism
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41. Christianity and Modern Industrial Society
Talcott Parsons
1963
Sociological Theory, Values, and Sociocultural Change: Essays in Honor of Pitirim A. Sorokin
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Robert Bellah
2005
Dœdalus
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43. Fundamentalism as an American Phenomenon, A Comparison with English Evangelicalism
George Marsden
1977
Church History
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44. Max Weber on Churches and Sects in North America: An Alternative Path toward Rationalization
Colin Loader | Jeffrey Alexander
1985
Sociological Theory
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45. Modernity and Fundamentalism: The New Christian Right in America
Steve Bruce
1990
British Journal of Sociology
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46. The Reliability of Historical United States Census Data on Religion
Rodney Stark
1992
Sociological Analysis
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47. What the Polls Don't Show: A Closer Look at U.S. Church Attendance
C. Hadaway | Penny Marler | Mark Chaves
1993
American Sociological Review
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48. Why Strict Churches are Strong
Laurence Iannaccone
1994
American Journal of Sociology
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49. Is There a Common American Culture?
Robert Bellah
1998
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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50. Excepting Exceptionalism: American Religion in Comparative Relief
N. Demerath
1998
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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51. Religious Pluralism and Religious Participation
Mark Chaves | Philip Gorski
2001
Annual Review of Sociology
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52. The Center Doesn't Hold: Church Attendance in the United States, 1940–1984
Michael Hout | Andrew Greeley
1987
American Sociological Review
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Darren Sherkat
2001
Social Forces
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54. Fundamentalism as a Class Culture
Thaddeus Coreno
2002
Sociology of Religion
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55. “Being Religious” or “Being Spiritual” in America: A Zero-Sum Proposition?
Penny Marler | C. Hadaway
2002
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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Daniel McCarthy
2003
The Review of Politics
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57. Remnants of Romanticism: Max Weber in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Lawrence Scaff
2005
Journal of Classical Sociology
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Bryan Turner
2005
Journal of Classical Sociology
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59. Atheists as “Other”: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society
Penny Edgell | Joseph Gerteis | Douglas Hartmann
2006
American Sociological Review
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60. Uneven Secularization in the United States and Western Europe
Pippa Norris | Ronald Inglehart
2007
Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism
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61. The Problem of ‘American Exceptionalism’ Revisited
John Torpey
2009
Journal of Classical Sociology
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Volume IV: The Comparative Sociology of De-secularization
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Introduction to Volume IV: The Comparative Sociology of De-secularization
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62. Political Religion: The Case of the Cultural Revolution in China
Jiping Zuo
1991
Sociological Analysis
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63. A Religious Revival in Russia?
Andrew Greeley
1994
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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64. The Worldwide Rise of Religious Nationalism
Mark Juergensmeyer
1996
Journal of International Affairs
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65. Religion and Spirituality: Unfuzzying the Fuzzy
Brian Zinnbauer | Kenneth Pargament | Brenda Cole | Mark Rye | Eric Butter | Timothy Belavich | Kathleen Hipp | Allie Scott | Jill Kadar
1997
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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66. Fundamentalism and Globalism
David Lehmann
1998
Third World Quarterly
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67. Is Religious Belief Declining in Britain?
Robin Gill | C. Hadaway | Penny Marler
1998
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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68. New Age Spiritualities as Secular Religion: A Historian's Perspective
Wouter Hanegraaff
1999
Social Compass
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69. Problems with the (de)Privatization of Religion
Chris Hann
2000
Anthropology Today
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70. The Varieties of Sacred Experience: Finding the Sacred in a Secular Grove
N. Demerath
2000
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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71. Religious Nationalism and the Problem of Collective Representation
Roger Friedland
2001
Annual Review of Sociology
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72. The Curious Case of the Unnecessary Recantation: Berger and Secularization
Steve Bruce
2001
Peter Berger and the Study of Religion
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73. Winds of Change: Religious Nationalism in a Transformation Context
Frans Hoppenbrouwers
2002
Religion, State & Society
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74. Religion in Britain: Neither Believing nor Belonging
David Voas | Alasdair Crockett
2005
Sociology
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75. Challenging Secularization Theory: The Growth of “New Age” Spiritualities of Life
Paul Heelas
2006
The Hedgehog Review
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76. In Search of Certainties: The Paradoxes of Religiosity in Societies of High Modernity
Danièle Hervieu-Léger
2006
The Hedgehog Review
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77. Religion in the Public Sphere
Jürgen Habermas | Jeremy Gaines
2006
European Journal of Philosophy
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78. Bryan Wilson's Contribution to the Study of the New Religious Movements
Eileen Barker
2006
Social Compass
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Graham Ward
2006
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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Fuk-tsang Ying
2006
Religion, State & Society
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81. Spirituality and Popular Religion in Europe
Hubert Knoblauch
2008
Social Compass
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