Secularization is a controversial form of social change in modern society. Secularization is a concept derived from a Latin word meaning "the present age", the term is generally associated with modern, technologically advanced societies. “Secularism is a political tradition that has evolved since the 18th century. It shares important relationships with other traditions, maintaining complex links with Judeo-Christianity and maintaining a long-standing relationship with Islam” (Hurd, 2004). The term secular has taken on many different meanings throughout history. The first references date back to the 13th century, when the notion of saeculum appeared in reference to a binary opposition within Christianity. Priests who withdrew from the world (saeculum) formed the religious clergy, while those who lived in the world formed the secular clergy (Casanova, 1994). The notion of “secular” has taken on various meanings over the last eighteen centuries. In today's society, the secular world is used to describe a world that is believed to be in movement, moving away from religious influence in daily life. Thus, my definition of the term secularism is not to denounce religion as an anti-religious belief but rather to consider secularism as a point of view that reflects the change in society to seek answers and meet the needs of people without adopting a perspective religious. “The shift to secularism does not mean that Christian symbols and values ​​have ceased to play an important role in Western culture and political life, but rather that it places greater emphasis on reason and scientific inquiry, even on the Scriptures – it has not diminished the faith of Christians” (Willard G., Oxtoby and Alan F. Segal, 2007, p. 181). Secularism is based more......middle of paper......iefs and practices. For example, people might not believe or believe in God. The world looks less and less to religious rules and rituals for morality or meaning. For many individual religions, it is a mark of a person's cultural or ethnic identity. Secularization does not mean the withdrawal of religion, in today's society where other religions lose members, others gain them. There is a decline in the Anglican and Presbyterian denominations. Works Cited Pannenberg, W, (2005). Notes on alleged conflicts between religion and science. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, 40(3), 585-588.doi: 1111Vyacheslav, K, (2010). Desecularization: a conceptual framework. From the November 3, 2011 JProquest Journal of Church and State, p.232drCasanova, José (1994) Public Religions in the Modern World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.