Post-Christian, Post-Christendom, and Post-Modern Europe
Towards the Interaction of Missiology and the Social Sciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11296855 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Paa (0000-0003-3580-2460, Theological University Utrecht, corresponding author), Stefan Paas (1VU University Amsterdam Theological University Kampen the Netherlands [email protected], Email: [email protected]) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-25 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mission Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0168-9789 • E-ISSN: 1573-3831 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/016897811x572168 |
| OpenAlex | W2103992309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 20 |
Three concepts are often used in missiological literature relating to the West. These are “post-Christian,” “post-Christendom,” and “post-modern.” Often, they have been used as if they are more or less synonyms without much precision or reflection. By relating them to different strands in social theory around “secularization,” this article suggests how these terms can be defined more precisely. In this way the author intends to stimulate the discussion between missiology and the social sciences within the context of Western Europe. On the basis of a more exact definition of these terms, areas for further research are indicated. As descriptive concepts these “post” labels invite us to explore their interdependence, mirroring the secularization debate within the sociology of religion. As heuristic concepts they raise questions about the social construction of secularized Europe within missiology. Finally, they may shed light on different social spaces for Christian mission in Europe
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · History of religions · Mirroring · Missiology · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
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Just Faith
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A reflection on morality and religion
The epistemology of imagination and religious experience
A general theory of secularization
The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology
The sacred canopy
The Desecularization of the World
The Decline of Christendom in Western Europe, 1750–2000
Modernity and Self-Identity
Religion in Britain
Public Religions in the Modern World
The invisible religion
Secularization, R.I.P
Secularization
An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
The social construction of reality
Religion in the Public Sphere
Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age
From Max Weber
Secularization Theory
Secular Society/Religious Population
Generations of Decline
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |