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Denmark is among the most secular countries in the world. American sociologist Phil Zuckerman has labelled our country "Society without God". Religion is, however, not without significance in Denmark. 90 percent of the population are members of religious communities, 82 percent of the National (Evangelical-Lutheran) Church. Atheists in Denmark are often "Lutheran Atheists". This course will explore the special Danish form of secular religion combined with religious secularism which was part of the background of the Cartoon Crises sparked off from Denmark in 2006. We will begin from modern sociological and anthropological studies of religion and secularism in Denmark and then turn to the historical background in the special form of the historical process of secularization in Denmark.
Course Books: Peter Gundelach, Hans Raun Iversen and Margit Warburg: Institutions and Mentalities in Denmark. Backdrop to the Cartoon Crises (forthcoming)
Phil Zukerman: Society without God, Ney York University Press 2008.
Hans Raun Iversen: Church, Society and Mission. Twelve Danish Contributions to International Discussions, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen 2009.
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