The Religious Divide
Why Religion Seems to Be Thriving in the United States and Waning in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23200169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pfaff (0000-0003-2974-3134, University of Washington, corresponding author), Steven Pfaff |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 24-52 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Growing Apart? (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511619502.003 |
| OpenAlex | W2272137927 |
| ISBN | 9780511619502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
"In the decades following the Second World War, most social scientists expected convergence among the Western industrial democracies. Modernization was expected to bring prosperity and opportunity, initiating a “culture shift” to posttraditional values and lifestyles. However, in recent years observers have remarked on a growing divide between Europeans and Americans. This divergence may be nowhere greater than in the religious sphere. While faith is loudly proclaimed and a bustling diversity of religious organizations jostles for attention in all arenas of public life in the United States, the European Union (EU) is described as thoroughly secularized, comprised of societies in which religion occupies an evershrinking private role."
Convergence (economics) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Prosperity · Social science · Sociology · Thriving · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |