Belief Decline is a theoretical construct within the study of secularization history that denotes the long-term reduction in the collective acceptance of religious doctrines and supernatural claims in a society, distinguished from related secularization processes by its specific focus on attenuated religious credence rather than institutional or behavioral dimensions.
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Religion in Britain: Neither Believing nor Belonging
David Voas, Alasdair Crockett · Sociology · 2005 · 570 citations
The Rise and Fall of Fuzzy Fidelity in Europe
David Voas · European Sociological Review · 2008 · 476 citations · Full text
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University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Tilburg University
Tilburg, The Netherlands
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630 citations
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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University of Milan
Milan, Italy
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University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
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Institute for Social and Economic Research
Colchester, United Kingdom
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University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
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Pennsylvania State University
State College, United States
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- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
JSSR · 11 publications · 811 citations
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- Journal of Contemporary Religion
7 publications · 306 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 6 publications · 723 citations
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- Sociology of Religion
4 publications · 261 citations
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- Social Forces
SF · 3 publications · 170 citations
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