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Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 153-179, June 2026.ABSTRACT In recent years, Orthodox Christianity has gained increasing visibility in global discussions on social ethics, encompassing issues such as climate change, environmental protection, peace, and human rights. The following paper examines the underlying metaethical framework of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Social Ethos Document, analyzing how it
Alexander Kriebitz, Stefanos Athanasiou
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Secularization, Legal Indeterminacy, and Habermas\u27s Discourse Theory of Law
, 2007 This Article focuses on Habermas’s sophisticated awareness of the tension between secularization of law and legal indeterminacy and treats his discourse theory of law as a significant test of the feasibility of reconciling these claims.
Modak-Truran, Mark C.
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 149-162, June 2026.ABSTRACT Previous studies provide mixed empirical support for White's thesis that Christianity has contributed to the ecological crisis. This study aims to add nuance to White's thesis by examining different aspects of Christianity within the secularized context of the Netherlands.
Nienke P. M. Fortuin, Carl Sterkens
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Secularization of Peter Berger
, 2012 Tato práce popisuje především sekularizační teorii (v nejširším slova smyslu) jednoho z jejích předních představitelů - Petera Bergera. Představuji jeho pojetí náboženství a také výchozí obecnější paradigma, které zastává.
Dvořáková, Alžběta
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Metaphoric Sense Developments in the Names of Places of Worship in Contemporary American English
LingBaWThis paper offers an account of the metaphorical extension of the names of religious houses of worship such as temple, church, mosque, and synagogue in contemporary American English, reflecting processes of linguistic secularization. Using data from the
Sylwester Łodej, John G. Newman
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The Reputational Configuration and Dynamics of Christian Churches in Switzerland
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 217-228, June 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how the reputation of Christian churches is configured, and which sociodemographic variables and experiences (personal or mediated) relate to it. It provides in‐depth insights into how the Swiss population evaluates Roman Catholic, Reformed Protestant, and Evangelical churches on the basis of various theories, such as ...
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Theory of Secularization and Its Opponents. An Attempt to Idealize Unpopular Theory
, 2009 Matter of secularization plays a particular role in a history of sociology of religion. One can make a thesis that from the beginnings of existence of sociology the discipline built a self consciousness of its representatives.
Kasperek, Andrzej
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A General Theory of Secularization
Sociological Analysis, 1980 Roger O'Toole, David Martin
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New paradigms and the study of religion: an anti-essentialist reflection
Religião e Sociedade, 2006 Over the last few years, there has been a heated debate among social scientists of religion whether we are going through a return of the sacred or an even deeper process of secularization. But this dilemma cannot be approached properly without a new gaze
Joanildo A. Burity, Amanda Marie Lyons
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Post-Secularism in Politics of Turkey: A Comparison with Habermas’ Post-Secularism Theory
Journal of Social and Political Sciences, 2019 In the progress of modernization and Westernization, secularization has been reported in various areas such as politics, among individuals and even religions themselves. Theorizing and explaining such situations, scholars have argued that religious things should be excluded from the public sphere.
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