Christianity in the Post Secular West

. Ed(s): Stenhouse, John; Knowles, Brett

ISBN 10: 1920691758 / ISBN 13: 9781920691752

Verlag: ATF Press, 2007

What is the future of Christianity in the twenty-first century West? Are Western societies growing more secular, leaving cherished religious traditions behind? This book adresses such questions which have attracted attention from scholars in many disciplines. Editor(s): Stenhouse, John; Knowles, Brett. Num Pages: 290 pages, 210. BIC Classification: 1D; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. . 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781920691752

Inhaltsangabe:

What is the future of Christinaity in the 21st century' Are Western socities growing more secular, leaving cherished religious traditions behind' Or has modernity's secularising currents generated equally powerful desecularising and resecularising currents' Should secularisation theory, the dominant paradigm in the social scientific study of religion for much of the 20th century, be thrown away and out in the dustbin, as somes scholars have suggested' Or, does it remain useful, even indispensible, despite its limitations' Such questions have attracted increasing attention from scholars in many disciplines during recent years and are at the heart of this collection of essays, the majority of whom come from New Zealand.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Christianity in the Post Secular West
Verlag: ATF Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New