Volume 22: Die vielen Gesichter der Religion: Religionssoziologische Analysen jenseits der Säkularisierung
by Karl Gabriel
Around the turn of the century, scholars of religion declared a ‘return of religion’ in modern society. Nowadays, the secularization theory – considered obsolete by many during the last few decades – has found a renewed interest. In view of recent scandals in churches and religious communities, a societal decline of religion appears again conceivable to observers. In “Die vielen Gesichter der Religion” (Engl. ‘The many faces of religion’) Karl Gabriel shows the global multitude of religious phenomena beyond the secularization theory: From religion in politics to public debates on identity and recognition, to individual religiosity as an expression of authentic self-assurance.