Secularisation in Western Europe, 1848-1914

by Hugh McLeod

Secularization can mean many different things - rising unbelief, the privatization of belief, weakening denominational identity, the development of a religiously neutral state. This study reveals both the many-sidedness of secularisation and the great unevenness with which it affected different areas of life.

Genres: History

387 pages, Hardcover

First published August 11, 2000

About the author

Professor Hugh McLeod teaches in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Birmingham.