This landmark study in the sociology of religion sheds new light on the question of what has happened to religion and spirituality since the 1960s in modern societies. Exposing several analytical weaknesses of todays sociology of religion; (Un)Believing in Modern Society presents a new theory of religious-secular competition and a new typology of ways of being religious/secular. The authors draw on a specific European society (Switzerland) as their test case; using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to show how the theory can be applied. Identifying four ways of being religious/secular in a modern society: institutional; alternative; distanced and secular they show how and why these forms have emerged as a result of religious-secular competition and describe in what ways all four forms are adapted to the current; individualized society.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Former Roosevelt Hotel employeeBy CustomerMy wife and I met at the Roosevelt Hotel in the 1980s when we both worked there. We had our wedding reception at the Roosevelt and have since moved to Minneapolis. Occasionally. we would have guests at the hotel that would mention a murder but didnt really know many details. The book was a well written. detailed account of the murder and trial. It was also a good representation of life in that era. I have probably been in that room more than once so I had no trouble visualizing the setting. Thanks for a well researched and written book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Evocative of the times ...By CustomerA nice addition to the "true crime" genre. Fannon-Langton gives us a "just the facts" treatment of a lurid murder that captured and held the attention of a a small Midwestern city for nearly two years. A jealous husband. a comely wife. a suicide. a flight to a neighboring state--the story has it all. Fannon-Langton. a writer for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. plumbed the riches of the newspapers morgue. an intact resource from the day when newspapers considered their archives as a must-have resource. Loaded with pictures and evocative of the times (1948-1951). the book is a captivating and easy read. No. 1 on the local bestseller list. the volume comes in at one hundred twenty-four pages and contains forty-four photos.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Dont Miss This One!By Tricia AndersenI dont normally read non-fiction. but I am so glad I read this one. It pulled me in from the beginning and took me on a roller coaster ride from there on. Highly recommend it!!
