Religion and Modernity: An International Comparison

by Detlef Pollack and Gergely Rosta

This is not a book that provides a new integrated theory of religious change in modern societies, but rather one that develops theoretical elements that contribute to the understanding of some contemporary religious developments. Most of the approaches in sociology of religion are prone to emphasize either processes of religious decline or of religious upswing. For example, secularization theory usually includes a couple of relevant factors--such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198801661
• ISBN13: 9780198801665
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"