Kevin J Christiano, Peter Kivisto, William H Swatos

Sociology of Religion

Contemporary Developments

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A historical introduction to key principles in the sociology of religion with an emphasis on the United States past and present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9781538137987
• ISBN-10: 1538137984
• Artikelnr.: 60011343

Autorenporträt

Kevin J. Christiano, Peter Kivisto, William H. Swatos,

Inhaltsangabe

About Us
About the Book
Part One: The Basics
1. By Way of Introduction
Background
The Definitional Problem
Exploring the Dimensions of Religion
Social Relationships
Ethical Considerations
A Definitional Revision
The Plan of the Book
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Studying Religion
Why Study Religion?
How Do We Study Religion?
Survey Research
Participant Observation
Historical Research
Theory in the Study of Religion
Functionalist Theories
Conflict Theories
A Paradigm Shift
Rational Choice Theories
Sociologie Religieuse
Implicit Religion
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. The "Religion" of Secularization and the History of Religions
The "World" of Religion
The Arguments
The Critique
The "Religions" of Secularization
Civil Religion
Invisible Religion
The Myth of the Age of Faith
Pluralism
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Religion in the United States: Denominationalism and Beyond
Churches and Sects
Weber's Sociology and Troeltsch's Ethics
Elaboration, Reaction, and Revision
Neo-Weberian Analyses
Denominationalism
Typology
Denominations Today
Congregationalism
American Religious Renewal
Mainlines and Sidelines in Religion in the United States
Evangelicals and Fundamentalists: Alike and Different
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Two: Religion and Social Differentiation
1. Social Class, Religion and Power: A Classic Field of Inquiry
Sociological Classics
Marx: The Permanent Exile and Prophet
Weber: Theodicy, Religious Ethics, and Social Class
Religion and the U.S. Class Structure
U.S. Classes and Religion in the Industrial Age: 1870-1970
The Class/Religion Nexus in the Neo-Liberal Era: 1970-
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Religion and Ethnicity: A Complex Relationship
Clarifying Terms: Ethnic, Nationality, and Racial Groups
Defining Ethnic Groups
Nationality Groups and Territoriality
The Specter of Race
Relational Patterns between Religion and Ethnicity
Ethnicity in the "Righteous Empire"
The Ethnic Factor in the Formative Period of U.S. Catholicism
The Jewish Diaspora
Herberg's Thesis and the "Triple Melting Pot"
The African-American Religious Experience
From Different Shores: The New Immigrants
The New Ethnics as Protestants, Catholics, and Jews
Beyond Protestant, Catholic, Jew
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Gender, Sexuality, and Religion: Spirituality in Different Voices?
The Ordination Debate
Women in Clerical and Lay Roles
Culture Wars: Gender, Religion, and Family Values
Abortion and the Politics of the Body
Family Matters
Gays, Lesbians, and Religion
Images of God and Gendered Spirituality
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Three: Religion, Culture, and Change
1. Religious Change: The Case of Catholicism in the United States
Church with a Capital C
Change: From Breeze to Tornado
Commitment: Loyalty, but Not Obedience
Devotion: A Collapse of Authority
Governance: Guiding the People of God
Leadership: Failures at the Top
Membership: Problems in the Pews
African-American Catholics
Hispanic / Latino Catholics
Women in the Church
Personnel: People without Priests
Finances: Expanding Mission, Declining Resources
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Politicized Religion and Conflict: National and Global Dimensions
Fundamentalism
The Religious Right in the United States
Islamization
Ultraorthodox Judaism
Hindutva: Hindu Nationalism
Militant Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Conclusion
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Mediating Meaning: Religion in-and as-Contemporary Culture
Mass Faith: The Media of Religion
Religion in Material Culture: Faith in the Flesh
Religious Publishing: Words and The Word
"That Old-Time Religion": Broadcast Faith in the United States
"In the Beginning . . ."
The Message: "His Master's Voice"?
The Messengers: The Return of Elmer Gantry?
The Audience: Preaching to the Converted?
Cyber-Faith: Religion on the Internet
Suggestions for Further Reading
1. Boundary Issues: Church, State, and New Religions
Religious Novelty
Cult and Anticult: Social Science and Social Movements
Asceticism and Mysticism
The Attraction of the Margin
Illustrations of NRM Dynamics
Unificationism (with Eileen Barker)
"Satanism" and Anti-Satanism
Neopaganism: Of Gods and Goddesses
Suggestions for Further Reading
References
Index