Those leaving are Ray Chelstowski, brought in as publisher in January; Tom Weber, the managing editor; and Edward Felsenthal, the executive editor. The departures reflect how much remains unsettled at Newsweek nearly a year after it was bought by Sidney Harman.

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Media Decoder Blog: Publisher and Two Top Editors Are Out at Newsweek/Daily Beast

Olivier Roy agrees with Marx and Weber that religion declines as society advances, and argues that the rise of fundamentalism is only a symptom of secularization.

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Faith and Modernity