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 evolved in the eighteenth century. It shares important relationships with other traditions, maintaining complex ties 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 can be traced back to the 13th century, when the notion of saeculum arose in reference to a binary opposition within Christianity. The 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 a range of different meanings over the last eighteen centuries. In today's society, the term secularism is used to describe a world thought to be in flux, moving away from religious influence in everyday life. Therefore, my definition of the term secularism is not to denounce religion to an anti-religious belief, but rather to see secularism as a point of view that reflects the change of society to seek answers and satisfy people's needs without taking a religious perspective. “The shift toward secularism does not mean that Christian symbols and values ​​have ceased to play an important role in Western culture and political life, but rather increases the emphasis on reason and scientific investigation, including of the Scriptures, without diminishing the Christian faith” (Willard G., Oxtoby and Alan F. Segal, 2007, p 181). Secularism is based more... on paper... on fiefdoms and practices. For example, people were able to disbelieve or disbelieve in God. The world looks less and less to religious rules and rituals for its morality or meaning. For many individual religions it is a sign of their cultural or ethnic identity. Secularization does not mean the elimination of religion, in today's society where other religions lose members, others gain. There is a decline in the Anglican and Presbyterian denomination. Works Cited Pannenberg, W, (2005). Notes on the supposed conflict between religion and science.Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, 40(3), 585-588.doi:1111Vyacheslav, K, (2010). Desecularization: a conceptual framework. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from JProquest ournal of Church and State, p.232drCasanova, José (1994) Public Religions in the Modern World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.