What is “secularization”?

“Secular refers to the absence of any binding divine authority or belief. Secularization is a sociological process whereby societies become less theistic as they become more modern. As societies move into conditions of deeper and more progressive modernity, they move away from a binding force of religious belief, and theistic belief in particular.”

“In his book A Secular Age, Taylor described the pre-modern age as a time when it was impossible not to believe . . . In the modern age, a secular alternative to Christian theism emerged and it became possible not to believe . . . But, as Taylor noted, those days are behind us. In our own postmodern age it is now considered impossible to believe.“

Secularization isn’t the opposite of religion or spirituality.  “Secularization, according to Taylor, is about the rejection of a belief in a personal God, one who holds and exerts authority.” [1]

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1.  We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning of Right and Wrong by R. Albert Mohler Jr.

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