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The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics

Peter L. Berger (Editor)

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Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 143
Publisher: Eerdmans
ISBN#: 9780802846914

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Description: Theorists of “secularization” have for two centuries been saying that religion must inevitably decline in the modern world. But today, much of the world is as religious as ever. This volume challenges the belief that the modern world is increasingly secular, showing instead that modernization more often strengthens religion.

Seven leading cultural observers examine several regions and several religions and explain the resurgence of religion in world politics. Peter L. Berger opens with a global overview. The other six writers deal with particular aspects of the religious scene: George Weigel, with Roman Catholicism; David Martin, with the evangelical Protestant upsurge not only in the Western world but also in Latin America, Africa, the Pacific rim, China, and Eastern Europe; Jonathan Sacks, with Jews and politics in the modern world; Abdullahi A. An-Na’im, with political Islam in national politics and international relations; Grace Davie, with Europe as perhaps the exception to the desecularization thesis; and Tu Weiming, with religion in the People’s Republic of China.

"History is not turning out the way many of the brightest and best expected. It seems the modern world is becoming more, not less, religious. This book is an important contribution to understanding why that is the case and what it might mean for our common future."
--Richard John Neuhaus, editor in chief of First Things

Contents
   Preface by Elliott Abrams
   1. The Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview Peter L. Berger
   2. Roman Catholicism in the Age of John Paul II George Weigel
   3. The Evangelical Protestant Upsurge and Its Political Implications David Martin
   4. Judaism and Politics in the Modern World Jonathan Sacks
   5. Europe: The Exception That Proves the Rule? Grace Davie
   6. The Quest for Meaning: Religion in the People's Republic of China Tu Weiming
   7. Political Islam in National Politics and International Relations Abdullahi A. An-Na'im

About the Editor
Peter L. Berger is University Professor and director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University.
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