Secularization: In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory
- ISBN-10
- 0199584400
- ISBN-13
- 9780199584406
- Series
- Secularization
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 243
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-27
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Steve Bruce
Description
Secularization remains one of the most hotly debated topics in the study of religion in modern societies. Steve Bruce elaborates the sociological secularization paradigm and defends it against a wide variety of recent attempts at rebuttal and refutation.
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