Desecularization
Desecularization is the transformation of a society from identification with irreligious values and institutions toward religious values and religious institutions. Peter L. Berger introduced the concept of desecularization in 1999.[1][2]
Many of the areas of the former areas of the Soviet Union, including Russia, experienced a rapid desecularization since the fall of the Soviet Union.[3] Communist China is currently experiencing a rapid desecularization due to the rapid growth of Christianity in China.[4]
On July 24, 2013, CNS News reported:
| â | Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the worldâs population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020, according to a new report by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass."[5] | â |
Given the Eurocrisis and the high indebtedness of many Western countries, conservative Mary Eberstadt believes that a coming imploding welfare state could cause some Western societies to shift more to a focus of faith and family and spark a religious revival. [6]
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- â Journal of Church and State, Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework by Vyacheslav Karpov, 2010
- â Peter L. Berger, âThe Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview,â in The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, ed. Peter L. Berger (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999)
- â What does the historical record say about how fast secularism can collapse in countries?
- â World's biggest atheist population about to see a big decline
- â http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]
- â An Interview With Mary Eberstadt On Her New Book âHow the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularizationâ, interview by John Hawkins.