CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS article
Front. Sociol.
Sec. Sociological Theory
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1635582
Revisiting the Classics on Secularization Theory
Provisionally accepted
- Independent researcher, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Secularization theory’s sway has waned since the end of the twentieth century, but the myth that the “founding fathers” of sociology were pioneers of this theory has survived. This article aims to demolish this myth through a comparative analysis of the works of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim, and raises fresh questions about the concept of secularization.
Keywords: Secularization theory, Sociology of religion, Max Weber, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim
Received: 26 May 2025; Accepted: 23 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Haldun Gülalp, Independent researcher, Istanbul, Türkiye
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