Sociology of religion
Subtitle: a David Martin reader
By: Dedong Wei and Zhifeng Zhong, editors
Contributors: Wei, Dedong, 1965-; Zhong, Zhifeng, 1982-
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Waco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 573
ISBN-13: 9781602589742
Subjects: Christian sociology; Religion and sociology
Work titles: Works
Description: Sociologist David Martin has framed the secularization debate, guided Pentecostal studies, and shaped the scholarly study of religion. Martin's work possesses both theoretical depth and global perspective. This reader celebrates his best and most important work. It is essential reading for scholars and students who want to learn more about modernization and cultural change, Pentecostalism and the Global South, peace and violence, religion and sociology, and theology and politics. (Back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion and pacifism, peace and violence; title: Religion and politics; title: Secularisation; title: Pentecostalism; title: Britain and the United States; title: Theology and sociology; title: Faith, culture and education.