|
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs
|
Not currently available
The Meaning of Sunday - The Practice of Belief in a Secular Age (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,119
Discovery Miles 11 190
|
|
|
The Meaning of Sunday - The Practice of Belief in a Secular Age (Paperback)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
Fewer Canadians identify with a religion, believe in a god, or
attend weekly religious services than in past decades. What
explains higher and lower levels of religiosity? Is secularization
a myth or reality? What impact does religiosity or secularity have
on a society's social and civil fabric? In The Meaning of Sunday,
Joel Thiessen addresses these questions by weaving together
narratives from interviews with members of both religious and
secular communities. Exploring the meanings and motivations behind
people's religious beliefs and behaviours, the book features
discussions with three groups of people: those who attend religious
services weekly, those who attend services mainly for religious
holidays and rites of passage, and those who do not identify with
any religious group and never attend religious services. Interview
responses show that religiosity levels correlate to one's personal
experiences with the supernatural, religious organizations, and
social ties with those who either encourage or discourage religious
identification, belief, or practice. Concluding that the demand for
religion is waning regardless of what religious groups include in
their programs, Thiessen suggests that, apart from some initial
social and civic concern, Canadian society may be just fine without
it. Testing two dominant theories in the sociology of religion -
secularization and rational choice theory - The Meaning of Sunday
provides in-depth qualitative research on people's "lived religion"
and contributes to a major ongoing debate concerning the nature and
importance of religion in contemporary society.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
bundle available
(2)
(1)
