Overview
- Engages with many points of view, including sociology, psychology, and philosophy of religion
- Discusses how, for the first time in history, a large segment of the population of the Western world are living without any form of religious belief
- Engages the way that the loss of religion will influence both how we live and how we die
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book addresses the fact that, for the first time in history, a large segment of the population in the western world is living without any form of religious belief. Â While a number of writers have examined the implications of this shift, none have approached the phenomenon from the perspective of religious studies. The authors examine what has been lost from the point of view of sociology, psychology, and philosophy of religion. The book sits at the nexus of a number of important debates including: the role of religion in public life, the connection between religion and physical and psychological well-being, and the implications of the loss of ritual in terms of maintaining communities.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Gillian McCann is an associate professor in the Religions and Cultures department at Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada.
Gitte Bechsgaard is a registered psychotherapist (RP) and the founding director of Vidya Institute, Toronto, Canada.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sacred in Exile
Book Subtitle: What it Really Means to Lose Our Religion
Authors: Gillian McCann, Gitte Bechsgaard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66499-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66498-9Published: 22 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88257-4Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66499-6Published: 08 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 146
Topics: Religion and Health, Sociology of Religion, Religion and Psychology