Do Secularism And Secularisation Offer Opportunities For Christianity To Develop New Ways Of Thinking And Acting?

Question 1

David Ford argues that the beginnings of secularism led to an important development in Western European thinking as a result of the ? ? ? (1618-48).

Answer 1

Thirty Years’ War.

Question 2

Some scholars argue that religion should, and does, change in response to the ? that it encounters.

Answer 2

Society.

Question 3

? ? proposed that religious institutions would adapt to the secular world and decline, but Peter ? thinks the reverse is true.

Answer 3

Secularisation theory.

Berger.

Question 4

The emergence of ? and ? brought an end to the concept of ? Instead, a minimal secular society emerged, where religion and government were separated and religious differences were tolerated.

Answer 4

Secularism.
Secularisation.
Christendom.

Question 5

Christianity could try to incorporate modern ideas, changing and growing within a ? world.

Answer 5

Secular.