Religion and Society in Europe. The Process of Secularization in the 19th and 20th Centuries 1789-2000

René Rémond (1918-2007) – an outstanding French historian, author of more than 50 books on the political, intellectual, and religious history of France and Europe, a member of the French Academy and the Papal Academy of Social Sciences. The book... «Religion and Society in Europe. The Process of Secularization in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1798-2000)» is, as its title suggests, dedicated to the role and place of religion in society – a crucial factor in European history: few questions have occupied such a prominent place in ideological and political confrontations. This is also an area where radical changes occurred with the transition from a religious society to a predominantly secular one. René Rémond traces this evolution over the last two centuries in relation to other historical processes in Europe.