Religion matters
Subtitle: what sociology teaches us about religion in our world
By: Michael O. Emerson, William A. Mirola, Susanne C. Monahan.
Contributors: Mirola, William A.; Monahan, Susanne C.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780205628001
Subjects: Religion and sociology -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: News flashes; title: Getting acquainted; title: Why religion?; title: You believe what?; title: Downloading God, big box churches; title: And the crystal shop around the corner; title: The shape of religion; title: Why can't we all just get along?; title: God's not dead (and neither is the Goddess!); title: Our God rules (yours doesn't); title: Religion, conflict, and the state; title: Divine rights and casting down the mighty from their thrones; title: Give us our due; title: Religion, identity, and social inequalities; title: Adam, Eve, and Steve; title: The (not-so-great) color wall of the U.S.; title: Who brought the enchiladas to my Bar Mitzvah?; title: More big questions; title: Godless science, irrational religion; title: The end of days religion and environmentalism; title: Do we need God to do good?