Faith as an option possible futures for Christianity / Hans Joas ; translated by Alex Skinner.
| Author/creator | Joas, Hans, 1948- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xiii, 184 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Glaube als Option. English |
| Series | Cultural memory in the present Cultural memory in the present. ^A403800 |
| Contents | Introduction : secularization and intellectual honesty -- Does modernization lead to secularization? -- Does secularization lead to moral decline? -- Waves of secularization -- Modernization as culturally protestant metanarrative -- The age of contingency -- Increased options as a danger? -- Religious diversity and the pluralist society -- Religion and violence -- The future of Christianity -- Intellectual challenges for contemporary Christianity -- Conclusion : is Christianity leaving Europe behind? |
| General note | "Originally published in German in 2012 under the title Glaube als Option." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014006584 |
| ISBN | 9780804788731 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780804792776 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |