Talcott Parsons and the enigma of secularization
(2013) EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL THEORY. 16(1). p.69-84- abstract
- During the last ten or fifteen years of his life, Talcott Parsons (1902-79) discussed religion and secularization in a number of papers and essays. This work was left unfinished; in the last book that he saw into print, Parsons depicted these papers and essays as work-in-progress. This article focuses on Parsons' approach to secularization in this late work. Building upon his AGIL-scheme, Parsons analyzed the relation between processes of inclusion and increasing differentiation, on the one hand, and secularization at the value-oriented level, on the other. This article presents a reconstruction and an immanent critique of Parsons' approach, which highlights both its possibilities and its limitations in order to contribute to the development of a contemporary social theory of secularization and religious change.
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- author
- Raf Vanderstraeten UGent
- organization
- year
- 2013
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- journalArticle (original)
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keyword
- RELIGION, differentiation, inclusion, Talcott Parsons, religion, secularization, value generalization
- journal title
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL THEORY
- Eur. J. Soc. Theory
- volume
- 16
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 69 - 84
- Web of Science type
- Article
- Web of Science id
- 000313811900005
- JCR category
- SOCIOLOGY
- JCR impact factor
- 0.593 (2013)
- JCR rank
- 93/138 (2013)
- JCR quartile
- 3 (2013)
- ISSN
- 1368-4310
- DOI
- 10.1177/1368431012449236
- language
- English
- UGent publication?
- yes
- classification
- A1
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- I have transferred the copyright for this publication to the publisher
- id
- 2957838
- handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-2957838
- date created
- 2012-07-07 11:27:09
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- Chicago
- Vanderstraeten, Raf. 2013. “Talcott Parsons and the Enigma of Secularization.” European Journal of Social Theory 16 (1): 69–84.
- APA
- Vanderstraeten, Raf. (2013). Talcott Parsons and the enigma of secularization. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL THEORY, 16(1), 69–84.
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- 1.Vanderstraeten R. Talcott Parsons and the enigma of secularization. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL THEORY. 2013;16(1):69–84.
- MLA
- Vanderstraeten, Raf. “Talcott Parsons and the Enigma of Secularization.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL THEORY 16.1 (2013): 69–84. Print.