The Many Altars of Modernity: Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age

The Many Altars of Modernity: Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age
ISBN-10
1614519676
ISBN-13
9781614519676
Category
Religion
Pages
161
Language
English
Published
2014-09-11
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Author
Peter L. Berger

Description

This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory—which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion—has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion:Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang.

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