Faith as an option possible futures for Christianity / Hans Joas ; translated by Alex Skinner.

Author/creator Joas, Hans, 1948-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxiii, 184 pages ; 24 cm
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Uniform titleGlaube als Option. English
SeriesCultural 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014006584
ISBN9780804788731 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804792776 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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