Rationalizing Religion

Rationalizing Religion
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9789004156944
ISBN-13 : 9004156941
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Book Synopsis Rationalizing Religion by : Chee Kiong Tong

Download or read book Rationalizing Religion written by Chee Kiong Tong and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disputing the secularization hypothesis, this book examines the relationship between "religion and modernity," detailing and explaining religious conversion, revivalism, and religious competition in Singapore.There is intellectualization of religion, a shift from unthinking acceptance to rationalized religions.


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