Religion and Modernity. Theories of Secularisation

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The aim of the course is to provide students with an overall understanding of the relationship between modernity and religion, which is recognised in the social sciences as the theory/paradigm of secularisation. It has dominated in the sociology of religion for decades, but now it has been increasingly criticised.

In class, we will analyse texts presenting classical forms of secularisation theory (Berger) until the crisis and the emergence of new theoretical proposals – theory of religious economy (Stark), post-secularism (Habermas) or deprivatization of religion (Casanova).

i) Peter L. Berger, "The Social Reality of Religion", Penguin Books 1967 (selection).

i) Thomas Luckmann, "The Invisible Religion. The Problem of Religion in Modern Society", The Macmillan Company 1967 (selection).

i) Jose Casanova, "Public Religions in the Modern World", The University of Chicago Press 1994 (selection).

Classes will be held weekly in the form of a seminar.

Assessment method: paper, essay and active participation in classes.