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| | [[File:Eric Kaufmann.jpg|right|thumbnail|400px|"I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious."- [[Eric Kaufmann]]<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/eric-kaufmann/london-a-rising-island-of-religion_b_2336699.html London: A Rising Island of Religion in a Secular Sea] by Eric Kaufmann, ''Huffington Post'', 2012</ref> ]] | | [[File:Eric Kaufmann.jpg|right|thumbnail|400px|"I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious."- [[Eric Kaufmann]]<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/eric-kaufmann/london-a-rising-island-of-religion_b_2336699.html London: A Rising Island of Religion in a Secular Sea] by Eric Kaufmann, ''Huffington Post'', 2012</ref> ]] |
| − | '''Postsecularism''' refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence and [[Desecularization|resurgence of religion]] in the present. | + | '''Postsecularism''' refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence and [[Desecularization|resurgence of religion]] in the present. See also: [[Desecularization]] |
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| | On March 19, 2019, the [[Brookings Institute]] declared: "a highly educated, post-secular society is here, and it will likely spread globally."<ref>[https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2019/03/20/why-the-spread-of-public-education-is-unlikely-to-yield-a-secular-world/ Why the spread of public education is unlikely to yield a secular world] by David Baker,Brookings Institute, March 20, 2019</ref> | | On March 19, 2019, the [[Brookings Institute]] declared: "a highly educated, post-secular society is here, and it will likely spread globally."<ref>[https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2019/03/20/why-the-spread-of-public-education-is-unlikely-to-yield-a-secular-world/ Why the spread of public education is unlikely to yield a secular world] by David Baker,Brookings Institute, March 20, 2019</ref> |
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| − | On August 8, 2018, Michael Clune wrote in ''The Atlantic'': "There’s been [https://tif.ssrc.org/2010/12/10/endgame-capitalism-an-interview-with-simon-during/ a lot of talk] in [[literature|literary]] and [[philosophical|philosophical]] circles of a new “post-secular” age."<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/struggling-to-love-a-galaxy-without-aliens/566966/ I Don’t Believe in Aliens Anymore] by Michael Clune, The Atlantic, August 8, 2018</ref>
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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> | | 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> |
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| | *[[Desecularization]] | | *[[Desecularization]] |
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| | + | *[[Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world]] |
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| | *[[Atheism vs. Christianity]] | | *[[Atheism vs. Christianity]] |