Responding to Secularization
Author | : Todd H. Green |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2011-02-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004194793 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004194797 |
Rating | : 4/5 (797 Downloads) |
Download or read book Responding to Secularization written by Todd H. Green and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the female diaconate’s contributions to education, health care, and poor relief in nineteenth-century Sweden, this book challenges long-standing secularization theories by arguing that modernization created new possibilities and opportunities for religious communities to wield public influence.