Sociology of religion : contemporary developments /
Christiano, Kevin J.,
Sociology of religion : contemporary developments / Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos, Jr., Peter Kivisto. - xiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-359) and index.
By way of introduction -- Studying religion -- The "religion" of secularization and the history of religions -- Religion in the United States : denominationalism and beyond -- Social class, religion, and power : a classic field of inquiry -- Religion and ethnicity : a complex relationship -- Gender, sexuality, and religion : spirituality in different voices? -- Religious change : the case of Catholicism in the United States -- The globalization dynamic : historic animosities or postmodern politics? -- Mediating meaning : religion in--and as--contemporary culture -- Boundary issues : church, state, and new religions.
0742561119 9780742561113
2007048769
Religion and sociology
BL60 / .C465 2008
306.6
Sociology of religion : contemporary developments / Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos, Jr., Peter Kivisto. - xiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-359) and index.
By way of introduction -- Studying religion -- The "religion" of secularization and the history of religions -- Religion in the United States : denominationalism and beyond -- Social class, religion, and power : a classic field of inquiry -- Religion and ethnicity : a complex relationship -- Gender, sexuality, and religion : spirituality in different voices? -- Religious change : the case of Catholicism in the United States -- The globalization dynamic : historic animosities or postmodern politics? -- Mediating meaning : religion in--and as--contemporary culture -- Boundary issues : church, state, and new religions.
0742561119 9780742561113
2007048769
Religion and sociology
BL60 / .C465 2008
306.6