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`The notes ot the text and the bibliography will be useful to post-graduate researchers.' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1,January 2001
`open and direct style of analysis without untoward reductionism gives this book an intellectual appeal' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1,January 2001
`his account of relativism as a democratic theory of knowledge is as informative as it is expressly succint ... some theologians will also find this a useful book when considering the relationship between doctrine and changing social worlds' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1, January 2001
`this volume will be of use for courses in the sociology of religion. It advances and does not simply rehearse arguments over secularisation and over what he calls the two master trends of modernisation, viz., cultural diversity and individual autonomy.' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1, January 2001
`I much enjoyed this book as both a critical and a creative essay in the sociology of religion' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1, January 2001
`Bruce expertly hammers in the nails with respect to secularization in Western Europe.' David Martin, TLS
`Bruce is notorious for inserting his skewer at the point of maximum leverage' David Martin, TLS
`The force of Bruce's arguments is impressive.' James A Beckford, Journal of Contemporary Religion,Vol 15.
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People of the western world now have unprecedented freedom to choose their religion. Here, one of the world's leading sociologist of religion argues that the liberty and freedom to choose religion corrodes faith and that religion remains most vital when it is part of ethnic and national identity.
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`The notes ot the text and the bibliography will be useful to post-graduate researchers.' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1,January 2001
`open and direct style of analysis without untoward reductionism gives this book an intellectual appeal' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1,January 2001
`his account of relativism as a democratic theory of knowledge is as informative as it is expressly succint ... some theologians will also find this a useful book when considering the relationship between doctrine and changing social worlds' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1, January 2001
`this volume will be of use for courses in the sociology of religion. It advances and does not simply rehearse arguments over secularisation and over what he calls the two master trends of modernisation, viz., cultural diversity and individual autonomy.' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1, January 2001
`I much enjoyed this book as both a critical and a creative essay in the sociology of religion' Douglas J. Davies, Religion Vol 31, No 1, January 2001
`Bruce expertly hammers in the nails with respect to secularization in Western Europe.' David Martin, TLS
`Bruce is notorious for inserting his skewer at the point of maximum leverage' David Martin, TLS
`The force of Bruce's arguments is impressive.' James A Beckford, Journal of Contemporary Religion,Vol 15.
Product Description
People of the western world now have unprecedented freedom to choose their religion. Here, one of the world's leading sociologist of religion argues that the liberty and freedom to choose religion corrodes faith and that religion remains most vital when it is part of ethnic and national identity.
See all Editorial Reviews
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- The Future Of Christianity: Historical Sociological Political And Theological Perspectives from New Zealand (Atf) by John Stenhouse on 5 pages
- The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion (Blackwell Companions to Religion) by Richard K. Fenn in Table of Contents, page 262, and page 276
- Peter Berger and the Study of Religion by Linda Woodhead in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Peter Berger and the Study of Religion by Linda Woodhead in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Predicting Religion: Christian, Secular and Alternative Futures (Bsa Sub Series of Religion and Theology in Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series) (Bsa ... in Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series) by Grace Davie in Front Matter, and page 63