How is secularisation defined in the material?

How is secularisation defined in the material?

• A. Decline in thinking, practice and institutions, losing influence in society
• B. Increase in religious influence
• C. Separation of church and state
• D. Reassertion of religious authority

Answer: (A)

Secularisation is the process of religion losing social significance across beliefs, practices, and institutions. In the material, it’s defined as a decline in thinking about religion, a drop in religious practices, and a loss of influence of religious institutions in society overall. This broad view captures how people belief, worship, and the power of religious organizations in public life—like education, politics, and law—tend to diminish over time. The option that describes a decline in thinking, practice, and institutions, resulting in less influence in society, fits this full sense of secularisation. The other ideas describe opposite trends or specific arrangements (such as church–state separation) rather than the overall process of religion losing sway across society.