Complex sentence: And despite the advent of alternative forces, Durkheim argues that no replacement for the force of religion has yet been created, and expresses his doubt about the modernity, seeing the modern times as "a period of transition and moral mediocrity".
Split into simpler sentences: And despite the advent of alternative forces, Durkheim argued that no replacement for the force of religion had yet been created,. He expressed his doubt about modernity, seeing the modern times as "a period of transition and moral mediocrity".