Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? : Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century.
Dawkins and Hitchens have convinced many western intellectuals that secularism is the way forward. But most people don't read their books before deciding whether to be religious. Instead, they inherit their faith from their parents, who often innoculate them against the elegant arguments of sec...
| Основен автор: | Kaufmann, Eric. |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
Profile Books,
2010.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=590209 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? : Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. |
| Резюме: |
Dawkins and Hitchens have convinced many western intellectuals that secularism is the way forward. But most people don't read their books before deciding whether to be religious. Instead, they inherit their faith from their parents, who often innoculate them against the elegant arguments of secularists. And what no one has noticed is that far from declining, the religious are expanding their share of the population: in fact, the more religious people are, the more children they have. The cumulative effect of immigration from religious countries, and religious fertility will be to reverse the s. |
|---|---|
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (587 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9781847651945 1847651941 |