Peter Berger on the failure of the secularization hypothesis

30 years ago, there was a broad consensus among sociologists of religion that global modernization would lead to secularization. World-class sociologist of religion, Peter Berger, explains why this hypothesis has failed on a grand scale, how the world as at least as religious as it ever was, but that modernization has increased pluralism, as fewer and fewer people live in religiously homogenous societies.
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[@Autobotmatt428]

This makes way more sense.

[@janari64]

Nikada nismo ni bili moderni.

[@StJoseph777]

We are arguably now already in a Post-Secularist age, although that isn't visible to everybody (yet).

[@DanielOrtiz-dl8eo]

@Bradley McDonald Actually a post-secular society would not be overwhelming atheist... quite the contrary it would be highly spiritual

[@DanielOrtiz-dl8eo]

@ agreed...

[@DanielOrtiz-dl8eo]

@ i was agreeing with you... #facepalm

@@DanielOrtiz-dl8eo I know. I just said that I don't need your agreement. ;)

[@DanielOrtiz-dl8eo]

@ then why comment?

[@arfaaflatooni8581]

RIP Peter Berger.

[@z0uLess]

and other areas of society are becoming religious aswell

[@gabrielgkabelen9824]

RIP Piter Berger.

[@taolinpine]

the guy on the left is quite creepy

[@charlesmendeley9823]

I disagree.

[@framey3830]

An infantile assumption.