Author : Dr Jörg Stolz
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472461304
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis (Un)Believing in Modern Society by : Dr Jörg Stolz
Download or read book (Un)Believing in Modern Society written by Dr Jörg Stolz and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark study in the sociology of religion sheds new light on the question of what has happened to religion and spirituality since the 1960s in modern societies. Exposing several analytical weaknesses of today’s sociology of religion, (Un)Believing in Modern Society presents a new theory of religious-secular competition and a new typology of ways of being religious/secular. The authors draw on a specific European society (Switzerland) as their test case, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to show how the theory can be applied. Identifying four ways of being religious/secular in a modern society: 'institutional', 'alternative', 'distanced' and 'secular' they show how and why these forms have emerged as a result of religious-secular competition and describe in what ways all four forms are adapted to the current, individualized society.