Sociology of religion
Subtitle: a critical primer
By: Walter A Jensen
Publisher: Printmill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Kalamazoo, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780970491923
Subjects: Religion and sociology; Sociologie religieuse
Description: Written with the aim of increasing public interest in the study of religion, this primer makes available, to both the student and layman alike, a substantial amount of practical information about the modern non-theological study of religion. Focusing on three key areas of interest -- (1) the difficulties in defining religion, (2) the secularization / desecularization debate, and (3) an overview of Prof. Rudolf J. Siebert's critical theory of religion -- the reader will easily gain a broad, but thorough, overview of the sociology of religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-116).
Table of contents: title: What is religion?; title: Secularization vs desecularization: the evidence; title: The critical theory of religion: the house that Siebert built; title: Addendum.