# The Many Altars of Modernity

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- Authors: [Peter L. Berger](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-l-berger)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2024-08-14

## Description

This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory-which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion-has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion: Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang.

## Editions

### The Many Altars of Modernity

- Publisher: De Gruyter
- ISBN: 978-16-1451-750-4
- Published: 2024-08-14
- Language: en_US