Secular Beats Spiritual: The Westernization of the Easternization of the West

ISBN-13: 9780198805687 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 224 str.

University of Aberdeen Steve (Professor of Sociology Bruce

Opis

A study of the process of secularization in relation to alternative forms of spirituality.

Recenzje

Steve Bruce is a leading figure in secularization theoryBruce employs ample evidence, ranging from the anecdotal to years-long quantitative studies, to gauge the trajectory and nuances of new spiritual movements

O autorze

Steve Bruce is Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. His previous publications include Secularization: In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory (2013), Paisley: Religion and Politics in Northern Ireland (2007), Sociology: A Very Short Introduction (2000), and Choice and Religion: A Critique of Rational Choice Theory (1999). He is also the editor of Bryan R. Wilson's Religion in Secular Society: Fifty Years On (2016).