ISBN:
9781139115841
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (394 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Series Statement:
Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Religion and politics
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Secularism
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book demonstrates that although advanced societies have been moving toward secular orientation, the world has more people with traditional religious views.
Abstract:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Lst of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- PART I Understanding Secularization -- 1 The Secularization Debate -- Traditional Theories of Secularization -- The Rational Weltanschauung: The Loss of Faith -- Functional Evolution: The Loss of Purpose -- The Theory of Religious Markets: The Loss of Competition -- The Thesis of Secularization Based on Existential Security -- The Security Axiom -- The Cultural Traditions Axiom -- Hypotheses -- 1. The Religious Values Hypothesis -- 2. The Religious Culture Hypothesis -- 3. The Religious Participation Hypothesis -- 4. The Civic Engagement Hypothesis -- 5. The Demographic Hypothesis -- 6. The Religious Market Hypothesis -- Conclusions -- Demonstrating the Theory -- (i) Cross-National Comparisons -- (ii) Comparing Predominant Religious Cultures -- (iii) Generational Comparisons -- (iv) Sectoral Comparisons -- (v) Patterns of Demography, Fertility Rates, and Population Change -- (vi) Social and Political Consequences -- Plan of the Book -- 2 Measuring Secularization -- Research Design -- Cross-National Surveys -- Longitudinal Trends -- Generational Analysis -- The Comparative Framework -- The World Values Survey/European Values Survey -- Measures of Secularization -- The Classification of Religious Cultures -- Type of Societies -- Type of States -- Religious Freedom Index -- 3 Comparing Secularization Worldwide -- Evidence of Religious Behavior -- Cross-National Patterns of Religious Behavior -- Social Characteristics -- Trends in Religious Participation and Beliefs -- Generational Comparisons -- Conclusions -- PART II Case Studies of Religion and Politics -- 4 The Puzzle of Secularization in the United States and Western Europe -- Comparing Religiosity in Postindustrial Nations -- Trends in Secularization in Western Europe.
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lst of Tables; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgments; PART I Understanding Secularization; 1 The Secularization Debate; Traditional Theories of Secularization; The Rational Weltanschauung: The Loss of Faith; Functional Evolution: The Loss of Purpose; The Theory of Religious Markets: The Loss of Competition; The Thesis of Secularization Based on Existential Security; The Security Axiom; The Cultural Traditions Axiom; Hypotheses; 1. The Religious Values Hypothesis; 2. The Religious Culture Hypothesis; 3. The Religious Participation Hypothesis
Description / Table of Contents:
4. The Civic Engagement Hypothesis5. The Demographic Hypothesis; 6. The Religious Market Hypothesis; Conclusions; Demonstrating the Theory; (i) Cross-National Comparisons; (ii) Comparing Predominant Religious Cultures; (iii) Generational Comparisons; (iv) Sectoral Comparisons; (v) Patterns of Demography, Fertility Rates, and Population Change; (vi) Social and Political Consequences; Plan of the Book; 2 Measuring Secularization; Research Design; Cross-National Surveys; Longitudinal Trends; Generational Analysis; The Comparative Framework; The World Values Survey/European Values Survey
Description / Table of Contents:
Measures of SecularizationThe Classification of Religious Cultures; Type of Societies; Type of States; Religious Freedom Index; 3 Comparing Secularization Worldwide; Evidence of Religious Behavior; Cross-National Patterns of Religious Behavior; Social Characteristics; Trends in Religious Participation and Beliefs; Generational Comparisons; Conclusions; PART II Case Studies of Religion and Politics; 4 The Puzzle of Secularization in the United States and Western Europe; Comparing Religiosity in Postindustrial Nations; Trends in Secularization in Western Europe
Description / Table of Contents:
Trends in Religiosity in the United StatesExplaining Variations in Religiosity: The Religious Market Model; Religious Pluralism; State Regulation and Freedom of Religion; Functional Theories and the Social Role of Religious Institutions; The Role of Security and Economic Inequality; 5 A Religious Revival in Post-Communist Europe?; The Secularization versus Supply-Side Debate; Additional Relevant Factors; Generational Change in Religiosity; The Impact of Religious Markets versus the Impact of Human Development; Religious Pluralism; State Regulation of Religion; Societal Development
Description / Table of Contents:
Conclusions6 Religion and Politics in the Muslim World; The "Clash of Civilizations" Debate; Classification and Measures; Attitudes toward Democracy; Conclusion and Discussion; Technical Appendix; PART III The Consequences of Secularization; 7 Religion, the Protestant Ethic, and Moral Values; The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Thesis; Evidence for the Protestant Ethic; Work Ethic; Attitudes toward Capitalism; Ethical Standards; Moral "Life Issue" Values; Conclusions; Technical Appendix; 8 Religious Organizations and Social Capital; Putnam's Theory of Social Capital
Description / Table of Contents:
Comparing Associational Membership
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