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This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "Civil Religion" is necessary to hold together our newly "religionless" society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear-and everything to gain-from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Alternative belief systems

• Full title: Beyond Idols
• Subtitle: The Shape of a Secular Society
• Author: Richard K. Fenn
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780195143690
• ISBN: 0195143698
• ID: 04864111
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Weight: 464 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 164 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. July 2001

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