Joas, Hans,  1948- <br/><br/>
Faith as an option :  possible futures for Christianity / 
Hans Joas ; translated by Alex Skinner. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Cultural memory in the present .
 - Cultural memory in the present. .
<br/><br/> "Originally published in German in 2012 under the title Glaube als Option." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : secularization and intellectual honesty -- Does modernization lead to secularization? -- Does secularization lead to moral decline? -- Waves of secularization -- Modernization as culturally protestant metanarrative -- The age of contingency -- Increased options as a danger? -- Religious diversity and the pluralist society -- Religion and violence -- The future of Christianity -- Intellectual challenges for contemporary Christianity -- Conclusion : is Christianity leaving Europe behind? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804792783 (electronic bk.) 080479278X (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Secularism.<br/>Faith.<br/>Church history--21st century.<br/>RELIGION / Christian Church / History<br/>RELIGION / Christianity / History
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2747  / J5813 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>270.8/3