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Invitation to the Sociology of Religion

Author : Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113594816X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Invitation to the Sociology of Religion written by Phil Zuckerman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-18 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book intends to serve as a conversational, colorful, engaging, and provocative introduction to the sociology of religion for undergraduates. Written in lively prose, this volume aims to introduce students to the major themes, problems and goals of the sociological study of religion while also summoning the sense of wonder and curiosity for the enterprise itself.

Invitation to Sociology

Author : Peter L. Berger
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453215409
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Invitation to Sociology written by Peter L. Berger and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThe most popularly read, adapted, anthologized, and incorporated primer on sociology ever written for modern readers/divDIV /divDIVAcclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger lays the groundwork for a clear understanding of sociology in his straightforward introduction to the field, much loved by students, professors, and general readers. Berger aligns sociology in the humanist tradition—revealing its relationship to the humanities and philosophy—and establishes its importance in thinking critically about the modern world./divDIV /divDIVThroughout, Berger presents the contributions of some of the most important sociologists of the time, including Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, Vilfredo Pareto, and Thorstein Veblen./div

Seeing Religion

Author : Roman R. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317677803
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Seeing Religion written by Roman R. Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential of visual research methods in the sociology of religion is vast, but largely untapped. This comes as a surprise, however, given the visual, symbolic, and material nature of religion and spirituality. Evidence of religious faith and practice is materially present in everything from clothing and jewelry to artifacts found in people’s homes and workplaces. Not only is religion’s symbolic and material presence palpable throughout society, it also informs attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of countless people worldwide. Words-and-numbers approaches to social research, however, sometimes miss important dimensions of religion and spirituality in the contemporary world. Seeing Religion is an invitation to a visual sociology of religion. Contributors draw from their current research to discuss the application of visual methods to the study of religion and spirituality. Each chapter stimulates the sociological imagination through examples of research techniques, analytical approaches, and methodological concerns.

An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

Author : Inger Furseth
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754656586
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion written by Inger Furseth and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life. Some chapters are organized according to topic. Others offer brief presentations of classical and contemporary sociologists from Karl Marx to Zygmunt Bauman and their perspectives on social life, including religion. Throughout the book, illustrations and examples are taken from several religious traditions.

The Sacred Canopy

Author : Peter L. Berger
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453215379
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Canopy written by Peter L. Berger and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVInfluential scholar Peter L. Berger explores the sociological underpinnings of religion and the rise of a modern secular society/divDIV /divDIVAcclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger carefully lays out an understanding of religion as a historical, societal mechanism in this classic work of social theory. Berger examines the roots of religious belief and its gradual dissolution in modern times, applying a general theoretical perspective to specific examples from religions throughout the ages./divDIV /divDIVBuilding upon the author’s previous work, The Social Construction of Reality, with Thomas Luckmann, this book makes Berger’s case that human societies build a “sacred canopy” to protect, stabilize, and give meaning to their worldview./div

Sociology of Religion

Author : William Mirola
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317344006
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Sociology of Religion written by William Mirola and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reader that seeks to explore the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various elements of social life in the U.S., Sociology of Religion: A Reader, 2e is ideal as either a standalone reader or supplement to the text written by the same author team, Why Religion Matters. Based on both classic and contemporary research in the sociology of religion, this reader highlights a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches. It explores the ways in which religious values, beliefs and practices shape the world outside of church, synagogue, or mosque walls while simultaneously being shaped by the non-religious forces operating in that world.

The Sociology of Religion

Author : Roberto Cipriani
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412839051
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Religion written by Roberto Cipriani and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In adopting an international perspective that goes beyond the conventional framework of western theology, this volume bridges the divide between European and North American scholars through its careful retrieval of their common theoretical and research interests. Cipriani provides a critical analysis of both classical thought and contemporary currents in this readable text, aimed at both experts and students. He has achieved a broadening in the scientific approach to the study of religion.

Invitation to the Sociology of Religion

Author : Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415941266
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Invitation to the Sociology of Religion written by Phil Zuckerman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Religion in Sociological Perspective

Author : Bryan R. Wilson
Publisher : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Religion in Sociological Perspective written by Bryan R. Wilson and published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, based on lectures that the author was invited to deliver in Japan, Bryan Wilson traces the dominant contours of religion as perceived by the sociologist. His themes range from the study of sectarianism, on which he is one of the relationship between religion and culture in modern societies of the West and the East.

Studying Religion and Society

Author : Titus Hjelm
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135121486
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Studying Religion and Society written by Titus Hjelm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you study religion and society? In this fascinating book, some of the most famous names in the field explain how they go about their everyday work of studying religions in the field. They explain how the ideas for their projects and books have come together, how their understanding of religion has changed over the years, and how their own beliefs have affected their work. They also comment on the changing nature of the field, the ideas which they regard as most important, and those which have not stood the test of time. Lastly they offer advice to young scholars, and suggest what needs to be done to enable the field to grow and develop further.

Religion and Knowledge

Author : Mathew Guest
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131706805X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Knowledge written by Mathew Guest and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religions have always been associated with particular forms of knowledge, often knowledge accorded special significance and sometimes knowledge at odds with prevailing understandings of truth and authority in wider society. New religious movements emerge on the basis of reformulated, often controversial, understandings of how the world works and where ultimate meaning can be found. Governments have risen and fallen on the basis of such differences and global conflict has raged around competing claims about the origins and content of religious truth. Such concerns give rise to recurrent questions, faced by academics, governments and the general public. How do we treat statements made by religious groups and on what basis are they made? What authorities lie behind religious claims to truth? How can competing claims about knowledge be resolved? Are there instances when it is appropriate to police religious knowledge claims or restrict their public expression? This book addresses the relationship between religion and knowledge from a sociological perspective, taking both religion and knowledge as phenomena located within ever changing social contexts. It builds on historical foundations, but offers a distinctive focus on the changing status of religious phenomena at the turn of the twenty-first century. Including critical engagement with live debates about intelligent design and the ’new atheism’, this collection of essays brings recent research on religious movements into conversation with debates about socialisation, reflexivity and the changing capacity of social institutions to shape human identities. Contributors examine religion as an institutional context for the production of knowledge, as a form of knowledge to be transmitted or conveyed and as a social field in which controversies about knowledge emerge.

The Sociology of Religion

Author : George Lundskow
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452245185
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Religion written by George Lundskow and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2008-06-10 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Sociology of Religion texts are decidedly staid and uninteresting, covering "contemporary" developments which are only contemporary only from a disciplinary perspective. They are not contemporary if viewed from the perspective of the religion's practioners (in religious and non-religious settings). The textbooks that attempt to be interesting to undergraduate students often fall short because they either try to cover too much in an encyclopedic format, or sacrifice a sociological perspective for a personal one. Many use real-life examples only superficially to illustrate concepts. Lundskow's approach is the opposite—students will learn the facts of religion in its great diversity, all the most interesting and compelling beliefs and practices, and then learn relevant concepts that can be used to explain empirical observations. The book thus follows the logic of actual research—investigate and then analyze—rather than approaching concepts with no real bearing on how religion is experienced in society. This approach, using provocative examples and with an eye toward the historical and theoretical, not to mention global experience of religion, will make this book a success in the classroom. The author envisions a substantive approach that examines religion as it actually exists in all its forms, including belief, ritual, daily living, identity, institutions, social movements, social control, and social change. Within these broad categories, the book will devote particular chapters to important historical moments and movements, leaders, and various individual religions that have shaped the contemporary form and effect of religion in the world today.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society

Author : William H. Swatos
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780761989561
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religion and Society written by William H. Swatos and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1998 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the new millennium approaches, the sacred and profane interface, conflict, and intermingle in novel ways. The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society provides a guide map for these developments. From succinct, brief notes to essay-length entries, it covers world religions, religious perspectives on political and social issues, and religious leaders and scholars -- present and past -- in the United States and the world. This comprehensive volume is an essential reference for studies in the anthropology, psychology, politics, and sociology of religion. Topics include: abortion, adolescence, African-American religious experience, anthropology of religion, Buddhism, commitment, conversion, definition of religion, ecology movement, Emile Durkheim, ethnicity, fundamentalism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, new religious movements, organization, parish, Talcott Parsons, racism, research methods, Roman Catholicism, sexism, Unification Church, Max Weber, and many others.

An Invitation to Environmental Sociology

Author : Michael Mayerfeld Bell
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452275785
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book An Invitation to Environmental Sociology written by Michael Mayerfeld Bell and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is not only the best environmental sociology text I’ve used, but it is the best text of any type I’ve used in college-level teaching.” –Dr. Cliff Brown, University of New Hampshire Join author Mike Bell and new co-author Loka Ashwood as they explore “the biggest community of all” and bring out the sociology of environmental possibility. The highly-anticipated Fifth Edition of An Invitation to Environmental Sociology delves into this rapidly changing and growing field in a clear and artful manner. Written in a lively, engaging style, this book explores the broad range of topics in environmental sociology with a personal passion rarely seen in sociology books. The Fifth Edition contains new chapters entitled “Money and Markets,” “Technology and Science,” and “Living in An Ecological Society.” In addition, this edition brings in fresh material on extraction between core and periphery countries, the industrialization of agriculture, the hazards of fossil fuel production, environmental security, and making environmentalism normal.

Religion on the Edge

Author : Courtney Bender
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199938628
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Religion on the Edge written by Courtney Bender and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirteen essays in this volume offer a challenge to conventional scholarly approaches to the sociology of religion. They urge readers to look beyond congregational settings, beyond the United States, and to religions other than Christianity, and encourage critical engagement with religion's complex social consequences. By expanding conceptual categories, the essays reveal how aspects of the religious have always been part of allegedly non-religious spaces and show how, by attending to these intellectual blindspots, we can understand aspects of identity, modernity, and institutional life that have long been obscured. Religion on the Edge addresses a number of critical questions: What is revealed about the self, pluralism, or modernity when we look outside the U.S. or outside Christian settings? What do we learn about how and where the religious is actually at work and what its role is when we unpack the assumptions about it embedded in the categories we use? Religion on the Edge offers groundbreaking new methodologies and models, bringing to light conceptual lacunae, re-centering what is unsettled by their use, and inviting a significant reordering of long-accepted political and economic hierarchies. The book shows how social scientists across the disciplines can engage with the sociology of religion. By challenging many of its long-standing empirical and analytic tendencies, the contributors to this volume show how their work informs and is informed by debates in other fields and the analytical purchase gained by bringing these many conversations together. Religion on the Edge will be a crucial resource for any scholar seeking to understand our post-modern, post-secular world.

Peter L. Berger on Religion

Author : Titus Hjelm
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040018580
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Peter L. Berger on Religion written by Titus Hjelm and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter L. Berger on Religion provides an overview and critical assessment of the work of one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century. Situating Berger’s writings on religion and secularisation in the broader framework of social constructionism, the book argues that neither he nor the research influenced by him consistently followed the constructionist paradigm. This assessment is informed by a close examination of The Sacred Canopy (1967), in particular. The volume also offers a Berger‐inspired constructionist framework for the study of religion. This book is an excellent resource for students and researchers interested in the intersection of religion and social theory.

Seeing Religion

Author : Roman R. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317677811
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Seeing Religion written by Roman R. Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential of visual research methods in the sociology of religion is vast, but largely untapped. This comes as a surprise, however, given the visual, symbolic, and material nature of religion and spirituality. Evidence of religious faith and practice is materially present in everything from clothing and jewelry to artifacts found in people’s homes and workplaces. Not only is religion’s symbolic and material presence palpable throughout society, it also informs attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of countless people worldwide. Words-and-numbers approaches to social research, however, sometimes miss important dimensions of religion and spirituality in the contemporary world. Seeing Religion is an invitation to a visual sociology of religion. Contributors draw from their current research to discuss the application of visual methods to the study of religion and spirituality. Each chapter stimulates the sociological imagination through examples of research techniques, analytical approaches, and methodological concerns.