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SECULARIZATION - Emory University
SECULARIZATIONS ecularization refers to the historical process in whichreligion loses social and cultural significance. As aresult of SECULARIZATION the role of religion in modernsocieties becomes restricted. In secularized societiesfaith lacks cultural authority, religious organizationshave little social power, and public life proceeds with-out reference to the supernatural. SECULARIZATION cap-tures a long-term societal change, but it has conse-quences for religion itself. In Western countries,where it has been most pronounced, it has made theconnection to their Christian heritage more SECULARIZATION is important beyond the formerlyChristian West, given that many of the forces that firstsustained it ther
olic monarch to house Christ’s crown of thorns, stands empty, its aesthetic appeal substituting for its old religious function. Across the Netherlands church ... social role of organized religion, contingent conflicts further undermined its authority, and over time a sec-
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