USF World Religions Culture in The West Secularization Dispute & Beyond Discussion

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Paper should be at least 750 words and try to keep it under 1500 words.

Present a short formal analysis of deChant’s Primer on Chapter 3 entitled, Secularization and Chapter 4 entitled, The Secularization Dispute and Beyond: Religion and Western Culture Today. The paper must do the following:

  1. Offer a brief sketch (summary/overview) of the reading, including note of topic, major sections, and subsections.
  2. Specify the primary focus of the chapter and how it is addressed. Think about this as the question the author is trying to answer, problem to be solved, issue to clarified.
  3. Identify at least three key terms and concepts (other than religion) used by the author, note their meaning, and explain how author uses them to develop the Chapter.
  4. Specify the author’s most important points (at least two) and explain why they are important.
  5. Explain what the author is saying about religion and secularization.

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Running head: RELIGION & CULTURE IN THE WEST

Religion & Culture in the West: A Primer, 2nd Edition
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RELIGION & CULTURE IN THE WEST

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Chapter summaries
Dell DeChant is a renowned author who specializes in religion and contemporary
cultures. The author has composed several books that remain relevant in the modern world. This
paper offers a critical analysis and summary of chapters 3 and 4 of the book, Religion and
Culture in the West. In Chapter 3 entitled Secularization, the author discusses the rise and fall of
religion, maintaining that secularization has led to the decline of religion in western countries.
DeChant uses subtopics such as the rise of Christianity, the disenchantment process, the eruption
of secularization and the enlightenment, which led to the increase of secularization. The basic
argument in the chapter is that secularization is gaining momentum in the west, resulting in a
decline in religion.
In Chapter four, titled The Secularization Dispute and Beyond: Religion and Western
Culture Today, the author blames western institutions for the marginalization of religion. Many
institutions a...


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