Australia's 'shy' de-secularisation process

Adam Possamai, Basia Spalek, Alia Imtoual

    Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperChapter

    Abstract

    ![CDATA[In many parts of the world religion has re-entered the public sphere to such an extent that it has undermined the 'hard line' secularisation thesis - that is, the assumption that religion would disappear in Western, modernised societies. Since this 'hard line' view should not be happening, views on secularisation have had to be revised. Some academics (for example, Bruce 2002, 2006; Norris and Inglehart, 2004) explain that secularisation is still happening but in much less extreme process than first predicted, while others (for example, Richardson, 1985; Haddon, 1987; Brown, 1992; Warner, 1993; Kepel, 1994) propose that there is a reverse process and that secularisation is losing momentum. In accordance with this latter view, recent theories in the sociology of religion (see, for example, Martin, 2005; Casanova, 2006; Davie, 2006) have pushed the debate further by applying Eisenstadt's (2000) multiple modernities paradigm.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationReligion, Spirituality and the Social Sciences : Challenging Marginalisation
    Place of PublicationU.K
    PublisherPolicy Press
    Pages23-35
    Number of pages13
    ISBN (Print)9781847420411
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • religion
    • secularisation
    • civilization
    • modern
    • religion and sociology

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Australia's 'shy' de-secularisation process'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this