Berger1969: another cause of secularisation being the trend towards religious diversity
Sacred Canopy: middle ages, Catholic church had an absolute monopoluy and everybody lived under a sacred canopy (set of beliefs) held by all
The trend towards religious diversity began after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century
No church can now claim a monopoly on truth
religious diversity creates a plurality of life worlds where people's perceptions of the world differ and there are different interpretations of the truth
Bruce: sees the trend towards religious diversity the greatest reason for secularisation
Bruce: ' it is difficult to live in a world that treats as equally valid a large number of incompatible beliefs, without coming to suppose there is no one truth'
