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

Hardcover • 2014 • English

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

By Peter L. Berger

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About the book

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 conv...Show more

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9781614517504

Publisher

De Gruyter

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

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

Format

Hardcover

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