Religion in Secular Society: Fifty Years On

Synopsis

This Is A New Edition Of 'religion In Secular Society' By Bryan Wilson (1926-2004), A Fellow Of All Souls College, Oxford For Thirty Years And One Of The Leading Sociologists Of Religion Of The Twentieth Century. Part I. The Pattern Of Secularization. Statistical Evidence Of Secularization In England -- Denominationalism And Secularization -- The Social Context Of Secularization -- Religion And Other Social Institutions -- Secularization And The Clerical Profession -- Part Ii. Secularization In America. Religion In America: A Contrasting Pattern -- Religion And Status: America And England -- Part Iii. The Religious Response. The Clergy And Ecumenicalism -- The Ecumenical Implications Of Christian Expansion -- Ecumenicalism And The Denominations -- Part Iv. The Sectarian And Denominational Alternative. The Origins And Functions Of Sects -- Emerging Denominations And Persisting Sects. Bryan R. Wilson ; Edited With Commentary By Steve Bruce. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 217-223) And Index.