Secularization refers to the process through which religion gradually loses its dominant influence over various spheres of social life such as politics, education, law, economy, and culture. It does not necessarily imply the disappearance of religion but rather the differentiation of religious institutions from other social institutions and the increasing reliance on rationality, scientific knowledge, and human reasoning in organizing society. In sociology, secularization is understood as a feature of modernization, where traditional religious authority is replaced by bureaucratic, legal, and scientific systems. Max Weber associated secularization with the process of rationalization and the "disenchantment of the world," while Émile Durkheim viewed religion as a source of social solidarity whose functions could gradually be assumed by other institutions. Peter Berger initially argued that modernization would reduce religious influence, although he later recognized that religion continued to remain significant in many societies. The process of secularization is closely linked with industrialization, urbanization, modernization, scientific advancement, democratization, and globalization. As societies become more complex, institutions such as