The many altars of modernity : toward a paradigm for religion in a pluralist age / Peter L. Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Peter L., 1929-2017.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious pluralism.

Pluralism.

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

xiii, 147 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory-which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion-has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion: Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Pluralist Phenomenon 1

Chapter 2 Pluralism and Individual Faith 17

Chapter 3 Pluralism and Religious Institutions 34

Chapter 4 The Secular Discourse 51

Chapter 5 Religion and Multiple Modernities 68

Chapter 6 The Political Management of Pluralism 79.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781614517504

1614517509

OCLC:

888165458