Religion and Modern Society: Citizenship, Secularisation and the State

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Secularization and religion's role in modernity.

If you find yourself pondering how faith shapes our current world amidst the technological and cultural shifts we're experiencing, "Religion and Modern Society" by Bryan S. Turner could offer you some profound insights. Turner doesn't shy away from the tough questions: What does citizenship mean in a world with multiple faiths and philosophies? How does our legal system grapple with religious diversity? His exploration on the intersection of religion, global connectivity, and societal changes might just give you a unique perspective on the delicate balance between secular statehood and religious identity.

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ISBN: 9780521675321
Authors: Bryan S. Turner
Date of Publication: 2011-05-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion, Sociology, Politics
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Religion is now high on the public agenda, with recent events focusing the world's attention on Islam in particular. This book provides a unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of religion in the emergence of modern secular society. Bryan S. Turner considers the problems of multicultural, multifaith societies and legal pluralism in terms of citizenship and the state, with special emphasis on the problems of defining religion and the sacred in the secularization debate. He explores a range of issues central to current the secularization thesis itself, the communications revolution, the rise of youth spirituality, feminism, piety and religious revival. Religion and Modern Society contributes to political and ethical controversies through discussions of cosmopolitanism, religion and globalization. It concludes with a pessimistic analysis of the erosion of the social in modern society and the inability of new religions to provide ‘social repair'.
 

Secularization and religion's role in modernity.

If you find yourself pondering how faith shapes our current world amidst the technological and cultural shifts we're experiencing, "Religion and Modern Society" by Bryan S. Turner could offer you some profound insights. Turner doesn't shy away from the tough questions: What does citizenship mean in a world with multiple faiths and philosophies? How does our legal system grapple with religious diversity? His exploration on the intersection of religion, global connectivity, and societal changes might just give you a unique perspective on the delicate balance between secular statehood and religious identity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.