Religion in secular society: a sociological comment, by Bryan R. Wilson.

By: Material type: TextSeries: New thinker's libraryPublication details: London, Penguin Books, 1966.Description: 286p. tables. 19 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.87
Contents:
Contents:
Statistical evidence of secularization in England -- Denominationalism and secularization -- The social context of secularization -- Religion and other social institutions -- Secularization and the clerical profession -- Religion in America: a contrasting pattern -- Religion and status: America and Britain -- The clergy and ecumenicalism -- The ecumenical implications of Christian expansion -- Ecumenicalism and the denominations -- The origins and functions of sects -- Emerging denominations and persisting sects.
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BR 115 .W6 W53 1966 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA000448 Available AUA000448

Index: p. 279-286.

Contents:

Statistical evidence of secularization in England --
Denominationalism and secularization --
The social context of secularization --
Religion and other social institutions --
Secularization and the clerical profession --
Religion in America: a contrasting pattern --
Religion and status: America and Britain --
The clergy and ecumenicalism --
The ecumenical implications of Christian expansion --
Ecumenicalism and the denominations --
The origins and functions of sects --
Emerging denominations and persisting sects.