Secularization: From a descriptive concept to the paradigm (and back?)

VIDO, Roman. Secularization: From a descriptive concept to the paradigm (and back?). In Religion and Social Theory: Developing a New Agenda for the Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Religion Study Group, British Sociological Association. 2011.

Basic information

Original name

Secularization: From a descriptive concept to the paradigm (and back?)

Authors

VIDO, Roman (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Religion and Social Theory: Developing a New Agenda for the Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Religion Study Group, British Sociological Association, 2011

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Presentations at conferences

Field of Study

50000 5. Social Sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/11:00052172

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords (in Czech)

sekularizace; sekularizační teorie; modernizace; sociologie náboženství; paradigma

Keywords in English

seculariuzation; secularization theories; modernization; sociology of religion; paradigm

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Abstract

In the original language

When sociologist of religion theorize about secularization, they can speak about a couple of cognate terms: the concept of secularization, secularization thesis, secularization theory, secularization paradigm and secularization narrative. These words are not synonyms and we should distinguish between their meanings. The main goal of this paper is to outline some basic features of the secularization debate in modern sociology of religion and reflect openly on the status of the notion of secularization in current debates.

In Czech

Teoretizujeme-li jako sociologové náboženství o sekularizaci, můžeme přitom použít několika příbuzných pojmů: koncept sekularizace, sekularizační teze, sekularizační teorie, sekularizační paradigma a sekularizační narativ. Tyto pojmy nejsou synonymy a my bychom měli odlišovat jejich významy. Hlavním cílem tohoto příspěvku je nastínění některých hlavních rysů sekularizační debaty v rámci moderní sociologie náboženství a otevřená reflexe statusu ideje sekularizace v současných debatách.