Religion in Europe at the End of the Second Millenium
A Sociological Profile
Published on 5. July 2017
252 pages
978-1-351-49372-7 (ISBN)
Description
Most sociologists of religion describe a general decline in religious faith and practice in Europe over the last two centuries. The secularizing forces of the Enlightenment, science, industrialization, the influence of Freud and Marx, and urbanization are all felt to have diminished the power of the churches and demystified the human condition. In Andrew Greeley's view, such overarching theories and frameworks do not begin to accommodate a wide variety of contrasting and contrary social phenomena. Religion at the End of the Second Millennium engages the complexities of contemporary Europe to present a nuanced picture of religious faith rising, declining, or remaining stable.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
30,14 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-49372-7 (9781351493727)
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Content
1: The Persistence of God; 2: A Rebirth of Hope?; 3: Magic, Science, and the Mystical; 4: The Churches; 5: Trust, Tolerance, and Sex; 6: Russia: The Biggest Revival Ever?; 7: Religion in the Former "Evil Empire"; 8: The Religions of Ireland; 9: A "Secularized" Ireland?; 10: Religious Markets in Norway; 11: Orange Exceptionalism; 12: Conclusion
