The Sacred Secular examines cultural spaces where people are experiencing something sacred. These places are not in the church. They’re in yoga studios, neigh

This book develops a theory of existential security. It demonstrates that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward mor

How do religious emotions and national sentiment become entangled across the world? In exploring this theme, The Secular Sacred focuses on diverse topics such a

This secularization has long been recognized as a decisive turning point in the history of American education. John Roberts and James Turner identify the forces

Focusing on the important relationship between the 'sacred' and the 'secular', this book demonstrates that it is not paradoxical to think in terms of both secul