Max Weber’s sociological theories of secularization have vastly influenced the study of Protestant belief.Protestant Modernityoffers a multifaceted understanding of secularization within the broader context of nineteenth-century liberal Protestantism. Anthony J. Carroll reconstructs Weber’s original writings to highlight Protestant motifs, reviews current secularization theories, and settles debates about contested meanings of secularization in this volume that will be essential reading for students and scholars of theology and the sociology of religion.
Anthony J. Carroll, S. J.is assistant director of the Heythrop Institute for Religion, Ethics and Public Life and lecturer in philosophy and theology at Heythrop College, University of London.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Historical and Systematic Aspects of Modern Secularisation
Chapter 2. Setting the Scene
Chapter 3. Secularisation in Weber's Sociology of Religion
Chapter 4. Secularisation in Weber'sWirtschaft und Gesellschaft (WuG)and Munich Speeches
Chapter 5. The Protestant Heritage of Weber's Theory of Secularisation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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