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Is it true that religion is weakening in modern times, or are we
facing religious resurgence? What is fundamentalism? How does it
emerge and grow? What role does religion play in ethnic and
national conflicts? Is religion a fundamental driving force or do
political leaders use religion for their own purposes? Do all
religions oppress women? These are some of the questions addressed
in this book. 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.
An introduction to some of the most influential figures in
contemporary social theory with an emphasis on their analyses of
religion a major reference work in the field of social theory and
religion because it offers new and in-depth insights that examine
how influential social theorists think about religion and
critically assess their contributions.
This book combines insights from sociology of religion and theology
to consider the fundamental changes that have taken place in how
people think about God in contemporary Western society. It can be
said that God has become irrelevant for many people, often as a
result of well-grounded ethical critique of churches. Here the
authors argue for the necessity of rethinking God-talk in a
pluralist and changing context and for thinking critically about
hegemonic ways of speaking about God from a moral and experiential
perspective, not only from the point of view of abstract theology.
Drawing on empirical material from a Norwegian setting, the book
advocates a critical-constructive theology with a notion of God
that takes human experience and social change seriously. It depicts
a God who is an enabler of moral maturity rather than an
authoritarian moral instructor, a God who is on the side of the
marginalized and poor, and a challenge to unjust hierarchies.
An introduction to some of the most influential figures in
contemporary social theory with an emphasis on their analyses of
religion a major reference work in the field of social theory and
religion because it offers new and in-depth insights that examine
how influential social theorists think about religion and
critically assess their contributions.
Is it true that religion is weakening in modern times or are we
facing religious resurgence? What is fundamentalism? How does it
emerge and grow? Which role does religion play in ethnic and
national conflicts? Is religion a fundamental driving force or do
political leaders use religion for their own purposes? Do all
religions oppress women? These are some of the questions addressed
in this book. An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides
an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious
life. Some chapters are organized according to topic. Other
chapters 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.
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