Beyond Idols

This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society describe its benefits and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular argues Fenn is to open oneself and one''s society to a wide range of possibilities some interesting and exciting some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a Civil Religion is necessary to hold together our newly religionless society Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs or by sacred institutions and practices.