Religion and modernity : : modes of co-existence / edited by Pål Repstad.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Religion and social problems.

Christian sociology.

Physical Description:

vi, 184 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oslo ; Boston : Scandinavian University Press, [1996]

Contents:

Introduction: a paradigm shift in the sociology of religion? / Pål Repstad

Religious toleration, pluralism and privatization / Bryan Wilson

Religion, secularization, and post-modernity: lessons from the Latin American case / David Martin

The modern myth of cultural diffusion and the quest for the social causes of religious preferences / Jon P. Knudsen

The impact and relevance of social movement theories in the sociology of religion / Inger Furseth

Between idealism and reductionism: some sociological perspectives on making theology / Pål Repstad

Belonging without believing? The Norwegian religious profile compared with the British one / Pål Ketil Botvar

The same generation, the same religion? The religiosity of the Norwegian and American baby-boomers / Wade Clark Roof and Olaf Aagedal

The role of religion in substance abuse treatment centres : some substantive conclusions and methodological problems in a recent case study / Olav Helge Angell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

8200226565

OCLC:

35594887