
Religion matters : what sociology teaches us about religion in our world
Michael O. Emerson
Bok · Engelsk · 2016
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Omfang | xiv, 258 sider. : illustrasjoner, tabeller, figurer
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Opplysninger | Getting acquainted -- Why religion? -- You believe what? -- Downloading God, big box churches and the crystal shop around the corner -- The shape of religion -- Can't we all just get along? -- News flash : God's not dead (and neither is the Goddess!) -- Our God rules (yours doesn't) -- Religion, conflict, and the state -- Divine rights and casting down the mighty from their thrones -- Give us our due -- Religion, identity, and social inequalities -- Adam, Eve, and Steve -- The (not-so-great) color wall of the U.S. -- Who brought the enchiladas to my Bar Mitzvah? -- More big questions -- Godless science, irrational religion -- The end of days? religion and environment -- Do we need God to do good?. - Religion Matters: What Sociology Teaches Us About Religion in Our World is organized around the biggest questions that arrise in the field of sociology of religion.This is a new text for the sociology of religion course. Instead of surveying this field systematically, the text focuses on the major questions that generate the most discussion and debate in the sociology of religion field.
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ISBN | 0205628001. - 9780205628001
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