"Sociology Of Religion" downloads

This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in...

In contrast to much Anglo-Saxon Sociology -- which studies mostly individuals in "nearly-splendid isolation" -- Classical German Sociology is much...

Religion is now high on the public agenda, with recent events focusing the world's attention on Islam in particular. This...

A layman's odyssey every 'open-minded'Atheist, Jew, Christian, Muslim, Agnostic, or Spiritual seeker should ponder! ...

It is sometimes said that the most segregated time of the week in the United States is Sunday morning. Even...

<p> Every person acquires a worldview, a picture of reality. Within that picture, the existence of some things will be...

This volume gives a concise but comprehensive overview of the rich diversity of prophecy, its role in major world religions...

In Jesus Christ the Person , author Nikolai Vladimirov uses a socio-spiritual method of analysis that supposes the social perception...

Militant atheists often mirror the worst kind of ignorance and hostility that they condemn in traditional believers. Writing both as...

Re-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the mass suicides at Jonestown, this revised edition of David Chidester's pathbreaking...

The essence of religion was once widely thought to be a unique form of experience that could not be explained...

This sixth edition of Religion and Politics in the United States offers a comprehensive account of the role of religious...

<p> The debate within Catholic educational circles on whether church sponsored colleges and universities perpetuate mediocrity by giving too great...

Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical insights, Some Trouble with Cows will help students of conflict understand...

This book explores Archbishop Fisher's influence on major contemporary issues and events, including divorce-law reform and capital punishment at home...

Church Growth in Britain is the work of an international team of scholars. It provides a forceful critique of the...

The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society....

How we die reveals much about how we live. In this provocative book, Shai Lavi traces the history of euthanasia...

Endorsed by both clergy and lay persons, this book tells it like it is in parish life. Little has been...