Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Secularization

In sociology, secularization (British English: secularisation) is a multilayered concept that generally denotes "a transition from a religious to a more worldly level." There are many types of secularization and most do not lead to atheism or irreligion, nor are they automatically antithetical to religion. Secularization has different connotations such…

History, Applications & Regions

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Secularization. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Background

Definitions

History

Sociological use and differentiation

Current issues in secularization

Criticism of secularization theory

Regional developments

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Secularization

Nodes136
Edges135
Triples325
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014706
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Secularization

Top relations

related to Further reading · 141
Secularization → Alan, Alexander, An International Comparison, Authority, Been Secularized, Bentley, Berger, Beyond Doubt, British, Brown, Bruce, Callum, Casanova, Charles, Chaves, Christian Britain, Comparative Sociology, Contemporary India, Cragun, Cults
related to Current issues in secularization · 26
Secularization → Antiquity, At, Blumenberg, Building, Charles Taylor, Christian, Christoph Kleine, Copernican World, Hans Blumberg's, Hans Blumenberg, He, Hebrew, In, Japan, Legitimacy, Löwith, Löwith's, Middle Ages, Modern, Modern Age
related to history · 25
Secularization → Applied, Augustine, Bible, Christian, England, European, French Revolution, Furthermore, Germany, Henry VIII's, John Locke, Kulturkampf, Marsilius, Martin Luther, Ockham, Padua, Roger Williams, Secular, Secularism's, Significant
related to Criticism of secularization theory · 24
Secularization → Americans, Another, As, Bergunder, Critics, Detlef Pollack, Eurocentric, Europeans, For, Foucault's, However, In, It, Latin America, Michael Bergunder, Russia, Some, South Korea, The, This
related to Arab world · 21
Secularization → Abdel-Fattah, Among, Arab, By, Egypt, Egyptians, Even, For, High, However, In Lebanon, Islamic, Islamist, Jordan, Many, Morocco, Palestine, Quran, Sisi, Some
related to Germany · 14
Secularization → Church, Detlef Pollack, East, European, Germany, Graaf, In East Germany, Jörg Stolz, Like, Nan Dirk, State, These, Voas, West Germany
related to Spain · 14
Secularization → Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Europe, Francisco Franco's, However, In, Notably, Only, Similarly, Spain, Spaniards, Spanish, This
related to Sociological use and differentiation · 11
Secularization → As, Casanova, David Martin, European, Following Parsons, In, José Casanova, Talcott Parsons, This, United States, While
related to overview · 8
Secularization → As, Durkheim, In, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Sigmund Freud, Some, Study
related to background · 7
Secularization → At, Collective, Durkheim, Max Weber, Religion, The, This

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

religion religious secular world social society christian also theory many differentiation modern state institutions secularism process decline church century countries

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Secularizationis aextent to which certain trends such as decreased attendance at places of worship indicate a decrease in religiosity or simply a privatization of religious belief0.90text
Secularizationis aconceptualization of the process of societal modernization as a process of functional differentiation and emancipation of the secular spheres0.90text
Secularizationis ainadequate examination of the Eurocentric nature of general terms0.90text
implying differentiation of secular from religious domainsinstance ofSecularization has different connotations0.80text
the marginalization of religion in those domainsinstance ofSecularization has different connotations0.80text
or it may also entail the transformation of religion as a result of its recharacterizationinstance ofSecularization has different connotations0.80text
the Islamic revival since the 1970sinstance ofwith examples0.80text
in particular the Iranian Revolutioninstance ofwith examples0.80text
and the resurgence of religion in post-Soviet Russiainstance ofwith examples0.80text
decreased attendance at places of worship indicate a decrease in religiosity or simply a privatization of religious beliefinstance ofReligion becomes a matter of individual choice rather than an observed social obligation.A major issue in the study of secularization is the extent to which certain trends0.80text
where religious beliefs no longer play a dominant role in public life or in other aspects of decision makinginstance ofReligion becomes a matter of individual choice rather than an observed social obligation.A major issue in the study of secularization is the extent to which certain trends0.80text
Harvard University from a predominantly religious institution into a secular institutioninstance ofExamples would be the evolution of institutions0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.