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The [[theology|theologian]] and [[Harvard University]] academic Harvey Cox asserted that [[grassroots]] movements such as [[fundamentalism]] and the [[Charismatic movement]]/[[pentecostalism]] are significant religious forces that are resistant to secularization forces.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8028-4691-4 Publisher's Weekly Review of'' The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger]</ref><ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/harvey-cox/fire-from-heaven/ Kirkus Reviews- ''FIRE FROM HEAVEN: Pentecostalism, Spirituality, and the Reshaping of Religion in the Twenty-First Century'' by Harvey Cox]</ref> In her book ''The Battle for God'', Karen Armstrong wrote: "One of the most startling developments of the late 20th century has been the emergence within every major religious tradition of a militant piety known as 'fundamentalism'… this religious resurgence has taken many observers by surprise."<ref>Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, p. 9</ref>  Today, even the highly [[secular]]ized public and political sphere of [[France]] is showing a new and more open attitude towards religion.<ref>[https://edoc.unibas.ch/50856/3/20170119190142_5880ff06238b8.pdf How religious is the public sphere? – A critical stance on the debate about public religion and post-secularity], Draft Version, Jens Koehrsen (Köhrsen). Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Germany. École des hautes études en sciences socials, France. Published in: Acta Sociologica 55 (3), S. 273-288.</ref>

The [[theology|theologian]] and [[Harvard University]] academic Harvey Cox asserted that [[grassroots]] movements such as [[fundamentalism]] and the [[Charismatic movement]]/[[pentecostalism]] are significant religious forces that are resistant to secularization forces.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8028-4691-4 Publisher's Weekly Review of'' The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger]</ref><ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/harvey-cox/fire-from-heaven/ Kirkus Reviews- ''FIRE FROM HEAVEN: Pentecostalism, Spirituality, and the Reshaping of Religion in the Twenty-First Century'' by Harvey Cox]</ref> In her book ''The Battle for God'', Karen Armstrong wrote: "One of the most startling developments of the late 20th century has been the emergence within every major religious tradition of a militant piety known as 'fundamentalism'… this religious resurgence has taken many observers by surprise."<ref>Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, p. 9</ref>  Today, even the highly [[secular]]ized public and political sphere of [[France]] is showing a new and more open attitude towards religion.<ref>[https://edoc.unibas.ch/50856/3/20170119190142_5880ff06238b8.pdf How religious is the public sphere? – A critical stance on the debate about public religion and post-secularity], Draft Version, Jens Koehrsen (Köhrsen). Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Germany. École des hautes études en sciences socials, France. Published in: Acta Sociologica 55 (3), S. 273-288.</ref>

The [[Philosophical skepticism|skeptic]] [[Michael Shermer]] wrote: "At the beginning of the twentieth century [[social science|social scientists]] predicted that belief in [[God]] would decrease by the end of the century because of the [[secularization]] of society. In fact… the opposite has occurred… Not only is God not dead, as [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]] proclaimed, but he has never been more alive."<ref>[https://jamesbishopblog.com/2021/05/10/90-atheist-quotes-that-all-christians-and-atheists-should-read/ 90 Atheist Quotes that All Christians and Atheists Should Read], Website: Bishop's Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy</ref> See also: [[Secularization thesis]]

The [[Philosophical skepticism|skeptic]] [[Michael Shermer]] wrote: "At the beginning of the twentieth century [[social science|social scientists]] predicted that belief in [[God]] would decrease by the end of the century because of the [[secularization]] of society. In fact… the opposite has occurred… Never in history have so many, and such a high percentage of the population believed in God. Not only is God not dead, as [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]] proclaimed, but he has never been more alive."<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sAHaPfJ5XXwC&pg=PT14&lpg=PT14&dq=%22At+the+beginning+of+the+twentieth+century+social+scientists+predicted+that+belief+in+God+would+decrease+by+the+end+of+the+century+because+of+the+secularization+of+society.%22&source=bl&ots=IS0kIIT7ph&sig=ACfU3U1Mn6FDPgQrVpIaINEgIDjg7kxJIQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXw6G-3uL0AhX9HDQIHf2VCEoQ6AF6BAgDEAM#v=onepage&q=%22At%20the%20beginning%20of%20the%20twentieth%20century%20social%20scientists%20predicted%20that%20belief%20in%20God%20would%20decrease%20by%20the%20end%20of%20the%20century%20because%20of%20the%20secularization%20of%20society.%22&f=false How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God] by Michael Shermer, Preface to the book, 2003</ref><ref>[https://jamesbishopblog.com/2021/05/10/90-atheist-quotes-that-all-christians-and-atheists-should-read/ 90 Atheist Quotes that All Christians and Atheists Should Read], Website: Bishop's Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy</ref> See also: [[Secularization thesis]]

The American [[sociology|sociologist]] and author [[Peter L. Berger]] introduced the concept of desecularization in 1999.<ref>[http://intl-jcs.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/2/232.full#fn-2 ''Journal of Church and State'', Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework by Vyacheslav Karpov, 2010]</ref><ref>Peter L. Berger, “The Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview,” in The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, ed. Peter L. Berger (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999)</ref>  

The American [[sociology|sociologist]] and author [[Peter L. Berger]] introduced the concept of desecularization in 1999.<ref>[http://intl-jcs.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/2/232.full#fn-2 ''Journal of Church and State'', Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework by Vyacheslav Karpov, 2010]</ref><ref>Peter L. Berger, “The Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview,” in The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, ed. Peter L. Berger (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999)</ref>