What is happening to religion?: six sociological narratives
This article sorts recent approaches in the sociology of religion into six groups, each of which tells a different story about what is happening to religion in the late-modern world. One, the secularization narrative, sees religion in decline. A second narrative tracks a rise of "fundamentalism...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitetsforlaget
2006
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Nordic journal of religion and society (NJRS)
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious sociology
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Summary: | This article sorts recent approaches in the sociology of religion into six groups, each of which tells a different story about what is happening to religion in the late-modern world. One, the secularization narrative, sees religion in decline. A second narrative tracks a rise of "fundamentalism" worldwide. A third notes that religion in becoming local, especially in the United States. A fourth argues that religion is becoming individualized, both in Europe and worldwide. A fifth narrative claims that religion is alive and well, but only in competitive religious "markets". And a sixth explores the changes religion undergoes in the process of globalization. Each of these narratives reads evidence through different lenses. |
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| ISSN: | 0809-7291 |
| Contains: | In: Nordic journal of religion and society (NJRS)
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