Religion and Modernity Worldwide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23432009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert W Hefner (0000-0002-9438-699X, Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Oxford Handbook Of The Sociology Of Religion (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199588961.013.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W2488599035 |
| ISBN | 9780199588961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article presents reflections on religion and modernity in three religious traditions, the centres of gravity of which lie in the non-Western world. The three traditions are Pentecostal Christianity, resurgent Islam, and Hindu nationalism. Several things stand out from this overview. The first is that religious change worldwide bears the imprint of, not a unitary secularisation, but each tradition's engagement with the world-building powers of our age. The historic, or ‘world’, religions are the most long lasting of civilizational institutions. Among the world-building powers shaping the course of modern religious change are capitalism, the nation-state, new modes of knowledge and communications, and non-religious ideologies such as liberalism and secular nationalism. The second point is that, contrary to some earlier forecasts, the impact of these world-building forces on religion has been heterogeneous rather than homogenising.
Epistemology · Modernity · Sociology · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |