God Is Dead

I have truly come a long way without rest. Born into a humble background, I now appreciate the taste of gradually achieving success in life. If everything had been accomplished from the beginning, what fun would life have held? The author of this book, Lawyer Bruce Yoon, worked as a Foreign Affairs Detective in Korea for five years before studying abroad in Australia, where he began studying computer science. He then explored software development and consulting while searching for his purpose. During that time, he pursued theological studies and later participated in M&A projects. Following his involvement in IT/BT businesses, he enrolled in law school and became an attorney.

Figures. Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. The Secularization Paradigm.
2. The Golden Age of Faith.
3. God is Dead: Christianity in Britain.
4. The Failure of the New Age.
5. Science and Secularization.
6. The Easternization of the West.
7. Regression to the Mean.
8. Subsistence Religion.
9. The Charismatic Movement and Secularization.
10. Discovering Religion: Mistakes of Method.
11. Religion in the United States.
12. Postmodernism and the Religious Revival.
Notes.
References.
Index.

In this defence of the secularization paradigm, Bruce elaborates just what Weber, Durkheim, Berger and Wilson thought was happening to religion in the West, and responds to critics of this concept. Topics covered include new age spirituality, and the influence of Eastern religions.