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The Many Altars of Modernity - Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age (Hardcover, Digital original): Peter L. Berger The Many Altars of Modernity - Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age (Hardcover, Digital original)
Peter L. Berger
R680 Discovery Miles 6 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory-which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion-has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion:Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang.

The Precarious Vision - A Sociologist Looks at Social Fictions and Christian Faith (Hardcover, New edition): Peter L. Berger The Precarious Vision - A Sociologist Looks at Social Fictions and Christian Faith (Hardcover, New edition)
Peter L. Berger
R1,887 Discovery Miles 18 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
With Liberty and Justice for Whom? - The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism (Hardcover): Craig Gay, Peter L. Berger With Liberty and Justice for Whom? - The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism (Hardcover)
Craig Gay, Peter L. Berger
R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist - How to Explain the World without Becoming a Bore (Hardcover): Peter L. Berger Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist - How to Explain the World without Becoming a Bore (Hardcover)
Peter L. Berger
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R497 Discovery Miles 4 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Peter L. Berger is arguably the best-known American sociologist living today. Since the 1960s he has been publishing books on many facets of the American social scene, and several are now considered classics. So it may be hard to believe Professor Berger's description of himself as an "accidental sociologist." But that in fact accurately describes how he stumbled into sociology. In this witty, intellectually stimulating memoir, Berger explains not only how he became a social scientist, but the many adventures that this calling has led to.
Rather than writing an autobiography, he focuses on the main intellectual issues that motivated his work and the various people and situations he encountered in the course of his career. Full of memorable vignettes and colorful characters depicted in a lively narrative often laced with humor, Berger's memoir conveys the excitement that a study of social life can bring. The first part of the book describes Berger's initiation into sociology through the New School for Social Research, "a European enclave in the midst of Greenwich Village bohemia." Berger was first a student at the New School and later a young professor amidst a clique of like-minded individuals. There he published "The Social Construction of Reality "(with colleague Thomas Luckmann), one of his most successful books, followed by" The Sacred Canopy" on the sociology of religion, also still widely cited.
The book covers Berger's experience as a "globe-trekking sociologist" including trips to Mexico, where he studied approaches to Third World poverty; to East Asia, where he discovered the potential of capitalism to improve social conditions; and to South Africa, where he chaired an international study group on the future of post-Apartheid society.
Berger then tells about his role as the director of a research center at Boston University. For over two decades he and his colleagues have been tackling such important issues as globalization, the secularization of Europe, and the ongoing dialectic between relativism and fundamentalism in contemporary culture.
What comes across throughout is Berger's boundless curiosity with the many ways in which people interact in society. This book offers longtime Berger readers as well as newcomers to sociology proof that the sociologist's attempt to explain the world is anything but boring.

The Limits Of Social Cohesion - Conflict And Mediation In Pluralist Societies (Hardcover): Peter L. Berger The Limits Of Social Cohesion - Conflict And Mediation In Pluralist Societies (Hardcover)
Peter L. Berger
R4,873 Discovery Miles 48 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Normative conflicts center on fundamental disagreements over issues of public morality and the identity of a society. In thinking about normative conflicts on a global scale, two principal questions arise. First, are there common characteristics of such conflicts worldwide? Second, which institutions polarize such conflicts and which can serve to m

The Hidden Form of Capital - Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress (Paperback): Peter L. Berger, Gordon Redding The Hidden Form of Capital - Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress (Paperback)
Peter L. Berger, Gordon Redding
R772 Discovery Miles 7 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy. The idea that societies have economic cultures as well as aesthetic, literary, and artistic cultures is well-embedded in a number of major studies attempting to identify the origins of national wealth and progress. This book provides an original contribution to the debate, by discussing the relationship between religion and the economy not via further theoretical speculation, but through the presentation of analytical evidence from real-life case studies in Europe, Asia, Africa, Russia, and the United States.

There is currently a major re-assessment of assumptions about the foundations of societal progress, as the market rationality model is exposed for its moral weaknesses. The emergence of socio-economics as a scholarly field, as well as the embracing of complexity theory and the societal effect in economic analysis, brings the question of cultural effects to the forefront. This collection of studies offers more practical and tangible evidence, especially unique and useful for its comparative aspect. The book skilfully combines this comparative and descriptive character with an accessible writing style intended for a wide audience.

The Hidden Form of Capital - Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress (Hardcover, New): Peter L. Berger, Gordon Redding The Hidden Form of Capital - Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress (Hardcover, New)
Peter L. Berger, Gordon Redding
R1,973 Discovery Miles 19 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy. The idea that societies have economic cultures as well as aesthetic, literary, and artistic cultures is well-embedded in a number of major studies attempting to identify the origins of national wealth and progress. This book provides an original contribution to the debate, by discussing the relationship between religion and the economy not via further theoretical speculation, but through the presentation of analytical evidence from real-life case studies in Europe, Asia, Africa, Russia, and the United States. There is currently a major re-assessment of assumptions about the foundations of societal progress, as the market rationality model is exposed for its moral weaknesses. The emergence of socio-economics as a scholarly field, as well as the embracing of complexity theory and the societal effect in economic analysis, brings the question of cultural effects to the forefront. This collection of studies offers more practical and tangible evidence, especially unique and useful for its comparative aspect. The book skilfully combines this comparative and descriptive character with an accessible writing style intended for a wide audience.

A Future South Africa - Visions, Strategies, and Realities (Paperback): Peter L. Berger A Future South Africa - Visions, Strategies, and Realities (Paperback)
Peter L. Berger
R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book produces a faithful description of contemporary realities and a more reflective presentation of future possibilities about the nature of change in South Africa. It provides some insight into the research project, entitled 'South Africa Beyond Apartheid'.

In Search of an East Asian Development Model (Paperback): Peter L. Berger In Search of an East Asian Development Model (Paperback)
Peter L. Berger
R947 Discovery Miles 9 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Global Pentecostalism in the 21st Century (Paperback): Robert W Hefner Global Pentecostalism in the 21st Century (Paperback)
Robert W Hefner; Afterword by Peter L. Berger; Contributions by David A. Martin, Paul Freston, David J. Maxwell, …
R664 R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Save R60 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history present useful introductions to global issues and country-specific studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the former USSR.

Erloesender Glaube? - Fragen an das Christentum (German, Paperback): Peter L. Berger Erloesender Glaube? - Fragen an das Christentum (German, Paperback)
Peter L. Berger
R1,674 R1,312 Discovery Miles 13 120 Save R362 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Woran kann man glauben? Darf der moderne Mensch auf Erloesung hoffen? Hat Jesus noch eine besondere Bedeutung? Es sind grundlegende Fragen an das Christentum von heute, die der amerikanische Religionssoziologe Peter L. Berger in seinem neuen Buch stellt. Er hinterfragt aus einer skeptischen Grundhaltung heraus die wesentlichen Aussagen des Apostolischen Glaubensbekenntnisses und stellt diese in einen Diskurs mit verschiedenen Stroemungen innerhalb der Theologie und mit Positionen moderner Denker von Sigmund Freud bis Simone Weil. In Bergers kritischer und anregender Auseinandersetzung mit Grundfragen des Christentums schimmern stets seine ganz persoenlichen Antworten durch, die zeigen, wie man als moderner Mensch und kritischer Christ in einer pluralen Gesellschaft dennoch glauben kann. Dieser Titel ist die UEbersetzung des in den USA und in Grossbritannien erfolgreichen Buches "Questions of Faith" (Blackwell Publishers, 2004).

A Future South Africa - Visions, Strategies, and Realities (Hardcover): Peter L. Berger A Future South Africa - Visions, Strategies, and Realities (Hardcover)
Peter L. Berger
R2,622 Discovery Miles 26 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book identifies the key 'actors' whose visions and strategies are crucial to the pattern which change will take in South Africa. These actors, their visions and 'strategic logic' were subjected to a critique by their researchers in the light of contemporary South African 'realities'.

The Limits Of Social Cohesion - Conflict And Mediation In Pluralist Societies (Paperback, New Ed): Peter L. Berger The Limits Of Social Cohesion - Conflict And Mediation In Pluralist Societies (Paperback, New Ed)
Peter L. Berger
R1,700 Discovery Miles 17 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Normative conflicts center on fundamental disagreements over issues of public morality and the identity of a society. In thinking about normative conflicts on a global scale, two principal questions arise. First, are there common characteristics of such conflicts worldwide? Second, which institutions polarize such conflicts and which can serve to mediate them? This pathbreaking book, edited by renowned sociologist Peter Berger, examines both questions through findings gained from a study of normative conflicts in eleven societies located in different parts of the world and at different levels of economic development. On both points, the findings have proved surprising. Although there are, of course, normative conflicts peculiar to individual societies, two features emerged as common to most of the societies examined: one concerns disputes over the place of religion in the state and in public life; the other is a clash of values between a cultural elite and the broad masses of the population. Often the two features coincide. For instance, in many countries the elite is the least religious group within the population, and therefore, resentments against the elite are often mobilized under religious banners. On the institutional question, the study started out with a bias toward the institutions of so-called "civil society"-that is, the institutions that stand between the personal life of individuals and the vast mega-structures of a modern society. The finding is that the same institutions can either polarize or mediate normative conflicts. The conclusion suggests one must ask not just what sort of institutions one looks to for social cohesion, but what ideas and values inspire these institutions. Comprising reports from some of the leading scholars dealing with normative conflict, this book is an important contribution to understanding the cultural fault lines that threaten social cohesion.

Invitation to Sociology - A Humanistic Perspective (Paperback): Peter L. Berger Invitation to Sociology - A Humanistic Perspective (Paperback)
Peter L. Berger
R448 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R78 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This lucid book presents the discipline of sociology to both the general reader and the student. Viewing sociology in the humanist tradition, Berger points out its affinity to history and philosophy, as well as its need for scientific procedures.

The Social Construction of Reality - A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (Paperback): Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann The Social Construction of Reality - A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (Paperback)
Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann
R428 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R104 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reformulates the sociological  subdiscipline known as the sociology of knowledge.  Knowledge is presented as more than ideology, including as  well false consciousness, propaganda, science and  art.

Redeeming Laughter - The Comic Dimension of Human Experience (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Peter L. Berger Redeeming Laughter - The Comic Dimension of Human Experience (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Peter L. Berger
R1,268 R1,006 Discovery Miles 10 060 Save R262 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Berger contends that the comic is an integral aspect of human life, yet one that must be approached and analyzed circumspectly and circuitously. Beginning with an exploration of the anatomy of the comic, Berger addresses humor in philosophy, physiology, psychology, and the social sciences before turning to a discussion of different types of comedy and finally suggesting a theology of the comic in terms of its relationship to folly, redemption, and transcendence. Along the way, the reader is treated to a variety of jokes on a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on humor and its relationship to religion. Originally published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface reflecting on Berger's work in the intervening years, particularly on the relationship between humor and modernity.

The Social Construction of Reality - A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (Paperback, Reissue): Peter L. Berger, Thomas... The Social Construction of Reality - A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (Paperback, Reissue)
Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann
R325 R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Save R62 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A general and systematic account of the role of knowledge in society aimed to stimulate both critical discussion and empirical investigations. This book is concerned with the sociology of 'everything that passes for knowledge in society'. It focuses particularly on that 'common-sense knowledge' which constitutes the reality of everyday life for the ordinary member of society. The authors are concerned to present an analysis of knowledge in everyday life in the context of a theory of society as a dialectical process between objective and subjective reality. Their development of a theory of institutions, legitimations and socializations has implications beyond the discipline of sociology, and their 'humanistic' approach has considerable relevance for other social scientists, historians, philosophers and anthropologists.

The Ambiguous Embrace - Government and Faith-Based Schools and Social Agencies (Paperback, New Ed): Charles L. Glenn The Ambiguous Embrace - Government and Faith-Based Schools and Social Agencies (Paperback, New Ed)
Charles L. Glenn; Foreword by Peter L. Berger
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a time of far-reaching change and debate in American education and social policy, spurred in part by a rediscovery that civil-society institutions are often better than government at meeting human needs. As Charles Glenn shows in this book, faith-based schools and social agencies have been particularly effective, especially in meeting the needs of the most vulnerable. However, many oppose providing public funds for religious institutions, either on the grounds that it would threaten the constitutional separation of church and state or from concern it might dilute or secularize the distinctive character of the institutions themselves. Glenn tackles these arguments head on. He builds a uniquely comprehensive and persuasive case for faith-based organizations playing a far more active role in American schools and social agencies. And, most importantly, he shows that they could do so both while receiving public funds and while striking a workable balance between accountability and autonomy.

Glenn is ideally placed to make this argument. A leading expert on international education policies, he was for many years the director of urban education and civil rights for the Massachusetts Department of Education, and also serves as an Associate Minister of inner-city churches in Boston. Glenn draws on all his varied experience here as he reviews the policies and practices of governments in the United States and Europe as they have worked with faith-based schools and also with such social agencies as the Salvation Army and Teen Challenge. He seeks to answer key theoretical and practical questions: Why should government make greater use of faith-based providers? How could they do so without violating First Amendment limits? What working relationships protect the goals and standards both of government and of the organizations that the government funds? Glenn shows that, with appropriate forms of accountability and a strong commitment to a distinctive vision of service, faith-based organizations can collaborate safely with government, to their mutual benefit and that of those they serve. This is a major contribution to one of the most important topics in political and social debate today.

Many Globalizations - Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World (Paperback): Peter L. Berger, Samuel P Huntington Many Globalizations - Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World (Paperback)
Peter L. Berger, Samuel P Huntington
R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Much discussed but poorly understood, globalization is praised as the answer to all the world's problems and blamed for everything from pollution to poverty. In Many Globalizations, Peter L. Berger and Samuel P. Huntington bring together an array of scholars from around the world, who paint a far subtler and more richly shaded portrait, showing both the power and the unexpected consequences of this great force.

Here the stereotypes of globalization as American imperialism on the one hand or economic cure-all on the other fall apart under the close scrutiny of these leading scholars. Looking at globalization in countries such as Chile, Japan, South Africa, Germany, Turkey, Hungary, Taiwan, India, and the United States, they show that an emerging global culture does indeed exist, one that is heavily American in origin and content, but that is far from a centrally directed force like classic imperialism--nor is it simply a "metastasized Disneyland." They examine the currents that carry this culture, from a worldwide class of young professionals to nongovernmental organizations, and define globalization's many variations (ranging from Buddhist influences to Islamic modernism) as well as subglobalizations that bind regions together. The authors also draw attention to globalizing forces that have escaped media scrutiny, such as the role of evangelical Protestantism (which both adapts to local languages and cultures, and introduce distinctively American values) and Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic movement that originated in Spain.

Analytical, incisive and stimulating, Many Globalizations offers rare insight into perhaps the central issue of modern times, one that is changing the West as much as the developing world.

Erloesendes Lachen (German, Paperback, 2nd ed.): Peter L. Berger Erloesendes Lachen (German, Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Peter L. Berger; Translated by Joachim Kalka
R1,273 R1,011 Discovery Miles 10 110 Save R262 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Humor, both ubiquitous and contextual, is a very specific and thus fragile element of the expression of human thought. In this volume, Peter L. Berger examines the nature of the comical and its relationship to other human experiences. Initially published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface, including observations by Berger about the relationship between modernity and humor.

A Rumor of Angels - Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural (Paperback, Revised): Peter L. Berger A Rumor of Angels - Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural (Paperback, Revised)
Peter L. Berger
R404 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R49 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Global Pentecostalism in the 21st Century (Hardcover): Robert W Hefner Global Pentecostalism in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
Robert W Hefner; Afterword by Peter L. Berger; Contributions by David A. Martin, Paul Freston, David J. Maxwell, …
R2,300 Discovery Miles 23 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history present useful introductions to global issues and country-specific studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the former USSR.

Cuestiones Sobre La Fe (Spanish, Paperback): Peter L. Berger Cuestiones Sobre La Fe (Spanish, Paperback)
Peter L. Berger
R663 Discovery Miles 6 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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