Religion in secular society:

Wilson, Bryan R.

Religion in secular society: a sociological comment, by Bryan R. Wilson. - London, Penguin Books, 1966. - 286p. tables. 19 cm. - New thinker's library. .

Index: p. 279-286.

Contents: Statistical evidence of secularization in England --
Denominationalism and secularization --
The social context of secularization --
Religion and other social institutions --
Secularization and the clerical profession --
Religion in America: a contrasting pattern --
Religion and status: America and Britain --
The clergy and ecumenicalism --
The ecumenical implications of Christian expansion --
Ecumenicalism and the denominations --
The origins and functions of sects --
Emerging denominations and persisting sects.

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Church and the world.

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