Social Theory and ReligionCambridge University Press, 21. avg. 2003 Many aspects of religion are puzzling these days. This 2003 book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. It clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religion and non-religion in public and private life. Taking illustrations of the importance of these boundaries from studies of secularisation, religious diversity, globalisation, religious movements and self-identity, Beckford reviews social scientific knowledge about religion and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of theoretical attempts to account for religious change and continuity. The discussion goes in two directions. The first is towards identifying ways in which studies of religion would benefit from taking better account of themes in recent social theory. The second is towards identifying reasons for social theorists to pay more attention to the findings of empirical investigations of religion. |
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... notions of ultimate meaning orvalue. The sedimented meanings associated with religionin thecourseof social life constitute authoritative guides not only to usage ofthe term butalsoto social action. The category of 'religion'is an ...
... notions of ultimate meaning orvalue. The sedimented meanings associated with religionin thecourseof social life constitute authoritative guides not only to usage ofthe term butalsoto social action. The category of 'religion'is an ...
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... notions of religion thatactors deploy in everyday life andthe 'second order' constructs thatserve analytical purposes. In both cases, ideas of what counts as religion areconstructed, negotiatedand contested.Myaim is to showthat, far ...
... notions of religion thatactors deploy in everyday life andthe 'second order' constructs thatserve analytical purposes. In both cases, ideas of what counts as religion areconstructed, negotiatedand contested.Myaim is to showthat, far ...
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... notion thatitis ahuman right to hold religiousbeliefs which may leadto actionsthatare objectionable in the eyes of critics and opponents. This contestable character of religion presents achallenge tosocial theorybecause it does notfit ...
... notion thatitis ahuman right to hold religiousbeliefs which may leadto actionsthatare objectionable in the eyes of critics and opponents. This contestable character of religion presents achallenge tosocial theorybecause it does notfit ...
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... notion of religionhave about phenomena thatthey categorise as religious ornot religious. Some ofthe situations towhichreligious meanings are attributed involve the actions, feelings or ideasof human beings as individuals or in groups ...
... notion of religionhave about phenomena thatthey categorise as religious ornot religious. Some ofthe situations towhichreligious meanings are attributed involve the actions, feelings or ideasof human beings as individuals or in groups ...
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... notions of religious truth, integrity, authority, obedience and so on. The exercise of power is at issue ineachcase. Admittedly, the methodical analysis of how notionsof religion aresocially constructedand usedin everyday lifeis likely ...
... notions of religious truth, integrity, authority, obedience and so on. The exercise of power is at issue ineachcase. Admittedly, the methodical analysis of how notionsof religion aresocially constructedand usedin everyday lifeis likely ...
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Secularisation 3 Thevagariesof religious pluralism | |
Socialtheory and religious movements | |
Constructing religion selfand society Notes | |
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