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 there affect other societies as 1648 the termsecularishad been used todenote one side of Christian distinctions between sa-cred and mundane.

SECULARIZATION Secularization refers to the historical process in which religion loses social and cultural significance. As a result of secularization the role of religion in modern

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