Do sagrado ao secular: a influência da modernidade no crescimento dos “sem religião” no Brasil

Abstract

This research is a study on the growth of the non-religious group in Brazil. The aim of this research is to analyze the growth of the “non-religious” group based on the process of secularization and modernity, considering factors such as plurality and rationalization. Based on the bibliographic study developed, it is observed that the characteristic factors of modernity contributed to this rise in such a way that, between the years of 1960 and 2010, the “non-religious” group grew exponentially. For theoretical support, authors such as Peter Berger (2017), Émile Durkheim (1996), Max Weber (1982), Marcelo Ayres de Camurça (2003) and other authors who contributed in an indispensable way to the construction of the research were used. Based on the quantitative analysis of the data made available by the IBGE and the bibliographic review of fundamental works on the sociology of religion, the research indicates that the growth of non-religious groups is directly related to the social transformations promoted by modernity.