The Many Altars of Modernity: Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age

By Peter L. Berger

This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory--which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion--has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion: Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614517509
• ISBN13: 9781614517504
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"