Classical Secularisation Theories

In this module, Professor Linda Woodhead (Lancaster University) thinks about classical theories of secularisation, focusing particularly on: (i) Auguste Comte’s law of three stages and its role in shaping the basic premise of secularisation theory that as societies modernise, religion will necessarily decline; (ii) Émile Durkheim’s explanation for the decline of religion in modernity as a result of urbanisation and the decline of small-scale rural communities; (iii) Max Weber’s alternative account of secularisation based on the ideas of rationalisation and disenchantment in modern capitalist society.
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Love this breakdown on the topic