Secularization and Religious Innovation in the North Atlantic World

Description: Secularization and Religious Innovation in the North Atlantic World [Hardcover] Hempton, David N. and McLeod, Hugh Product Overview In the early twenty-first century it had become a cliché that there was a "God Gap" between a more religious United States and a more secular Europe. The apparent religious differences between the United States and western Europe continue to be a focus of intense and sometimes bitter debate between three of the main schools in the sociology of religion. According to the influential "Secularization Thesis," secularization has been an integral part of the processes of modernization in the Western world since around 1800. For proponents of this thesis, the United States appears as an anomaly and they accordingly give considerable attention to explaining why it is different. For other sociologists, however, the apparently high level of religiosity in the USA provides a major argument in their attempts to refute the Thesis. Secularization and Religious Innovation in the North Atlantic World provides a systematic comparison between the religious histories of the United States and western European countries from the eighteenth to the late twentieth century, noting parallels as well as divergences, examining their causes and especially highlighting change over time. This is achieved by a series of themes which seem especially relevant to this agenda, and in each case the theme is considered by two scholars. The volume examines whether American Christians have been more innovative, and if so how far this explains the apparent "God Gap." It goes beyond the simple American/European binary to ask what is "American" or "European" in the Christianity of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and in what ways national or regional differences outweigh these commonalities. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (July 25, 2017) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 422 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198798075 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 71 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.76 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,019,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3,442 in Sociology of Religion #3,452 in Sociology & Religion #6,377 in Religious Studies (Books) #3,442 in Sociology of Religion #3,452 in Sociology & Religion We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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