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Where does religion stand in the present? And what are its perspectives? Are there trends which point to substantial transformation—while others do not, rather reaffirming and reviving traditional concepts and practices? Are traditional and post-traditional, formal and post-formal trajectories reconcilable, particularly if they are undertaken simultaneously?
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Benedikter, R. (2022). Overview: A “Loss-of-Control” Age?. In: Religion in the Age of Re-Globalization. Culture and Religion in International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80857-0_1
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