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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... social scientific study of religion is, broadly speaking, a 'social constructionist' one. Letmetrytobeclear ... constructionism' that John Searle (1995) dismisses for good reason. There is nothingmore real or accessible than the ...
... social scientific study of religion is, broadly speaking, a 'social constructionist' one. Letmetrytobeclear ... constructionism' that John Searle (1995) dismisses for good reason. There is nothingmore real or accessible than the ...
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... social science has no way of taking them into account. Nothing canbe ... social constructionof religion as process andproduct. Although very fewsocial ... construction' isnot necessarilyrelatedto any particular assumptions about ...
... social science has no way of taking them into account. Nothing canbe ... social constructionof religion as process andproduct. Although very fewsocial ... construction' isnot necessarilyrelatedto any particular assumptions about ...
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... social science, inmy view, to study the processes whereby the social construction ofreligion takes place atalllevels ofthe social worldand with varying degrees of formal authorisation.Of course,first order and second order constructs of ...
... social science, inmy view, to study the processes whereby the social construction ofreligion takes place atalllevels ofthe social worldand with varying degrees of formal authorisation.Of course,first order and second order constructs of ...
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... social construction ofreligion. Consequently, secularisation is'goodto thinkwith'. The first half ofthe chapter discusses the deep philosophical and ideological wellsprings of the widely differing ideas that bubble upinarguments about ...
... social construction ofreligion. Consequently, secularisation is'goodto thinkwith'. The first half ofthe chapter discusses the deep philosophical and ideological wellsprings of the widely differing ideas that bubble upinarguments about ...
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... construction of religion. Onlya social constructionist approach, itis argued, can dojustice to these kaleidoscopic developments. Althoughthis book advocates theuse of asocial constructionistapproach tothesocial scientific study of ...
... construction of religion. Onlya social constructionist approach, itis argued, can dojustice to these kaleidoscopic developments. Althoughthis book advocates theuse of asocial constructionistapproach tothesocial scientific study of ...
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Secularisation 3 Thevagariesof religious pluralism | |
Socialtheory and religious movements | |
Constructing religion selfand society Notes | |
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aboutthe analysis andthe approach argument assumptions asthe Beckford Berger boundary challenge charismatic Charismatic movements Christian Church claims collective concept conceptualisations context countries cults debates decline developments distinctive ethnic everyday evidence example faith communities formof forms fundamentalism fundamentalist Giddens global globalisation human identity ideological individualisation individuals institutions interest inthe inwhich isan ISKCON isthat itis Jehovah’s Witnesses laïcité mass media meaning modern modernisation Muslims notions NRMs ofreligion ofreligious ofsocial ofthe onthe particular Pentecostal perspective phenomena pluralism political postmodern practices privatisation processes rational choice rational choice theory rationalisation relations relatively religious beliefs religious change religious diversity religious movements religious organisations religious pluralism religiousmovements sacred scientists secular secularisation selfreflexivity sense significance social construction social constructionism social movements social scientific studies social theory sociological sociology of religion Soka Gakkai International sphere spirituality study of religion suchas supposedly thatare thatreligion thatthe theoretical ideas theorists tobe tothe tradition