The end of religion? The history of secularization theory
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The monograph is devoted to the history of discussions about the place of religion in modern society, which have taken sociology and social theory since the end of the 19th century. The author’s focus is the history of secularization theory, which has long dominated the sociology of religion and proclaimed the thesis about the incompatibility of modern society and religion. According to this thesis, religion is doomed to the inevitable loss of its social significance. The book in detail the ideas of key theorists of secularization - Tolkottes Parsons, Peter Berger, Brian Wilson, Thomas Lukman, David Martin and others are analyzing. The principles are analyzed on which this theory was built, and criticism, which it has been subjected to the late 1970s. Attempts to renew the theory are discussed in the 80s and 90s of the twentieth century. The reasons that led to the crisis of this theory and its gradual dying in the early 2000s are summarized. Separately considered the theory of secularization, which developed in Soviet sociology
Author:
Author:Knock Dmitry
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
Series:
Series: Social theory
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-7598-1963-9
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