Week 2: Secularization Theory

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. 2011. “The Secularization Debate.” In Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Chapter 1).
Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. 2011. “The Puzzle of Secularization in the United States and Western Europe.” In Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Chapter 4).

Hoover Green, Amelia. 2013. “How to Read Political Science: A Guide in Four Steps.”
Brewer, Mark D., Rogan Kersh, and R. Eric Petersen. 2003. “Assessing Conventional Wisdom about Religion and Politics: A Preliminary View from the Pews.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42(1): 125–36.
We will discuss the Congregational Visit Paper