Secularization has long been a fertile ground for conceptual and theoretical inquiry within the social sciences. Initially, it was formulated as a grand narrative grounded in the assumptions of rationalization, functional differentiation, and disenchantment, positing that religion would undergo a progressive decline—both institutionally and in individual consciousness—culminating in its eventual disappearance. Over time, however, this linear and evolutionary model was subjected to growing critique, giving rise to alternative paradigms that challenged its historical determinism.