The article is a tribute to Antonio Flavio Pierucci and the sociological work he has left us. It recounts his trajectory in the university, his intellectual choices, and the intellectual disputes in which he was involved. The main focus, however, is the presentation of Pierucci's works, focusing succinctly his sociology of religion, influenced by Max Weber.
Antonio Flavio Pierucci; Sociology of religion; Max Weber; Secularization; Disenchantment of the world