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Secularism

Secularism is a principle of political and legal ordering in which the state maintains institutional and normative neutrality toward religion, distinguishing itself from theocratic or religiously affiliated governance by ensuring equal treatment of all religious and non-religious beliefs in public affairs.

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1.4K

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2017–2026

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4.8K

Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity

Michael Lambek · American Anthropologist · 2005 · 2.2K citations

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People's opium? Religion and economic attitudes

Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales · Journal of Monetary Economics · 2003 · 1.7K citations

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The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics

Rhys Williams, Peter L. Berger · Sociology of Religion · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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God is dead: secularization in the West

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 1.5K citations

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American grace: how religion divides and unites us

Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell, Shaylyn Romney Garrett · Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

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  1. SB
    Steve Bruce

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    29 publications · 2.4K citations

    19

    h-index

  2. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    17 publications · 4.1K citations

    17

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  3. JF
    Jonathan Fox

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    16 publications · 893 citations

    16

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  4. DV
    David Voas

    University College London, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 1.6K citations

    16

    h-index

  5. CW
    Clyde Wilcox

    Georgetown University, United States

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

1.4K

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    39 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    23 h-index

    48 publications

    5.6K citations

  3. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    26 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    19 h-index

    34 publications

    5.1K citations

  5. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    17 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    28 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 357 publications · 27.2K citations

    88

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  2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 193 publications · 15.1K citations

    64

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 93 publications · 6.4K citations

    42

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  4. Sociology of Religion

    75 publications · 6.8K citations

    39

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  5. Review of Religious Research

    93 publications · 4.4K citations

    37

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