Sociology of religion

The study manual discusses the main sociological theories of religion, religion as a social phenomenon, the main elements and functions of religion, the interaction of religion with other social institutions, analyzes the historical dynamics of religion, changing the functions and forms of the organization of religion in the process of modernization, religious reaction to secularization, the specificity of the secularization process In various societies, criticism of the concept of secularization. The phenomenon of new religions, the exacerbation of religious conflicts, changes in religiousness at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries, the phenomenon of the post-acecular society is also considered.
A tutorial is intended for students and graduate students studying in the specialties "Sociology", "Religious Studies", "Theology", teachers, reading courses on the sociology of religion and religion science, all who are interested in the religious situation in the modern world