During this provocative quantity, Conrad Ostwalt contends that secularization has now not and won't smash faith, yet particularly that it shifts the authority to specific non secular beliefs from the normal, institutional church to different cultural entities, comparable to govt and media. spiritual associations already use renowned secular media like tv, videos, and mass-market track to make teachings correct. whilst non secular associations not dominate tradition, they lose their grip on striving for the Sacred, the writer says, and their messages locate different retailers. consequently, ultra-modern secular tradition might in reality include extra real non secular content material than respectable church teachings.
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