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Understanding Secularization -- The secularization debate -- Measuring secularization -- Comparing secularization worldwide -- Case Studies of Religion and Politics -- The puzzle of religiosity in the United States and Western Europe -- A religious revival in post-communist Europe? -- Religion and politics in the Muslim world -- The Consequenses of Secularization -- Religion, the protestant ethic, and moral values -- eligious organizations and social capital -- Religious parties and electoral behavior -- Conclusions -- Consequences.