num_pages: 288
description: This book challenges many of the assumptions governing the sociology of religion and the sociology of culture by arguing that Western religion is neither science nor morality - it is "the promise of happiness". This title will be of interest to students of religion, culture and sociology, and to anyone interested in the character of modernity.
language: English
title: Religious Transformation in Western Society: The End of Happiness
titlecomplete: Religious Transformation in Western Society: The End of Happiness
publisher: Routledge