| Beyond Idols: The Shape of a Secular Society Contributor(s): Fenn, Richard K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195143698 ISBN-13: 9780195143690 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "Civil Religion" is necessary to hold together our newly "religionless" society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 00056684 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.49" W x 9.56" (1.01 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a Civil Religion is necessary to hold together our newly religionless society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices. |