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What happens to religion when its traditions are confronted with impulses from modern society? In this book, three leading contributors to the sociology of religion, David Martin, Wade Clark Roof and Bryan Wilson, join forces with a handful of Norwegian sociologists to grapple with the role of religion in modern society. The aim of the book is to present the established theoretical perspectives employed in sociology of religion and to confront these with newer approaches. The studies range from religious pluralism to baby-boomer religiosity and the treatment of drug problems.