In this defence of the secularization paradigm, Bruce elaborates just what Weber, Durkheim, Berger and Wilson thought was happening to religion in the West, and responds to critics of this concept. Topics covered include new age spirituality, and the influence of Eastern religions.

List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.

1. The Secularization Paradigm.
2. The Golden Age of Faith.
3. God is Dead: Christianity in Britain.
4. The Failure of the New Age.
5. Science and Secularization.
6. The Easternization of the West.
7. Regression to the Mean.
8. Subsistence Religion.
9. The Charismatic Movement and Secularization.
10. Discovering Religion: Mistakes of Method.
11. Religion in the United States.
12. Postmodernism and the Religious Revival.
    Notes.
    Bibliography.
    Index.