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Society and the Death of God (Paperback)
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Society and the Death of God (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Religion
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This book advances the "strong" programme that sociology and
anthropology provide a scientific foundation for arguing that God
and the gods are human creations. Contending that religion is one -
but not the only - way to systematize and institutionalize the
moral order of a society, the author argues that religion reflects
the fundamental human need for belonging and the social function of
compassion. As such, our transcendental and supernatural ideas are
really concerned with our everyday lives in communities and, faced
with the severity and immediacy of the global problems with which
the world is confronted - existential threats - it is increasingly
important to abandon delusions and correct our mistake in
reference, not by eradicating religion, but by grounding it more
explicitly in earthly matters of community, social solidarity,
belonging, and compassion. A wide-ranging study of the roots,
nature, and purpose of religion and theistic belief, Society and
the Death of God will appeal to sociologists, social theorists, and
philosophers with interests in the scientific study of religion and
the role of religion in the life of humankind.
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