Sociology of religion
Subtitle: contemporary developments
By: Kevin J.  Christiano, William H. Swatos, Jr., Peter Kivisto.
Contributors: Swatos, William H.; Kivisto, Peter, 1948-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780742561113
Subjects: Religion and sociology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-359) and index.
Table of contents: title: By way of introduction; title: Studying religion; title: The "religion" of secularization and the history of religions; title: Religion in the United States : denominationalism and beyond; title: Social class, religion, and power : a classic field of inquiry; title: Religion and ethnicity : a complex relationship; title: Gender, sexuality, and religion : spirituality in different voices?; title: Religious change : the case of Catholicism in the United States; title: The globalization dynamic : historic animosities or postmodern politics?; title: Mediating meaning : religion in; title: and as; title: contemporary culture; title: Boundary issues : church, state, and new religions.