Toward a Sociology of Irreligion
Author : Colin David Campbell
Publisher : London : Macmillan
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Colin David Campbell
Publisher : London : Macmillan
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Religion
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Author : Colin Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 1971
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Author : Colin Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Irreligion and sociology
ISBN : 9781780180045
Author : C. D. Campbell
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 32,32 MB
Release : 1971
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Author : Peter Clarke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1063 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 2011-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0191557528
The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion draws on the expertise of an international team of scholars providing both an entry point into the sociological study and understanding of religion and an in-depth survey into its changing forms and content in the contemporary world. The role and impact of religion and spirituality on the politics, culture, education and health in the modern world is rigorously discussed and debated. The study of the sociology of religion forges interdisciplinary links to explore aspects of continuity and change in the contemporary interface between society and religion. Using a combination of theoretical, methodological and content-led approaches, the fifty-seven contributors collectively emphasise the complex relationships between religion and aspects of life from scientific research to law, ecology to art, music to cognitive science, crime to institutional health care and more. The developing character of religion, irreligion and atheism and the impact of religious diversity on social cohesion are explored. An overview of current scholarship in the field is provided in each themed chapter with an emphasis on encouraging new thinking and reflection on familiar and emergent themes to stimulate further debate and scholarship. The resulting essay collection provides an invaluable resource for research and teaching in this diverse discipline.
Author : Roberto Cipriani
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004319301
Recent studies show that atheism is increasing. The reasons for this development have not as yet been examined thoroughly. Many atheists continue to be residual groups in surveys on religiosity, making it difficult to examine who they are and why they have chosen to be atheists. Moreover, they are minority groups in most countries (former Soviet bloc countries are left out of discussion); many do not identify with any organized groups of atheists or agnostics. Atheist groups and ideologies, then, represent a wide range of attitudes, behaviour and ways of acting towards religion. The lack of a clear definition of what being atheist (or an unbeliever) means today invites us to study the issue in greater depth. This volume represents a first attempt at understanding and scrutinizing atheism. Thanks to all contributors, it provides both a global perspective and specific insights into specific cases.
Author : Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 16,64 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 019024884X
Faith No More seeks to understand how and why people lose their faith, sever their ties with religious organizations, and experience a secularizing transformation in their own personal lives. Based on in-depth interviews with 75 individuals from a variety of backgrounds and religious traditions, this book offers a rich and colorful exploration of the human journey from religiosity to secularity.
Author : Malcolm B. Hamilton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,2 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134976267
This expanded second edition combines a discussion of the main theorists with a wide range of material illustrating the diversity of religious beliefs and practices.
Author : Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0313351821
This important two-volume contribution to the field of secular studies offers the first comprehensive examination of atheists and non-religious people around the world. Who are atheists? How does atheism relate to various aspects of our social world, such as politics, feminism, globalization, and the family? And what is the current state of atheism internationally? Atheism and Secularity addresses the growing interest in the non-religious world by exploring these and related questions. It is a comprehensive and compelling look at atheists and atheism both nationally and internationally, covering a range of topics often overlooked in other books on the subject. Atheism and Secularity is not a philosophical, polemic work, but rather an exploration of who atheists are, what they believe, how they relate to the world, and how the world relates to them. The first volume focuses on topics such as family life, gender, sexuality, politics, and social movements. The second volume looks at atheism and secularity around the world, exploring the lives of non-religious people in North America, Japan, China, India, Europe, the Arab World, and other locations.
Author : Colin Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 1998-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521646369
The Myth of Social Action, first published in 1996, is a powerful critique of the sociology of the time and a call to reject the prevailing orthodoxy. Arguing that sociological theory had lost its way, Colin Campbell mounts a case for a new 'dynamic interpretivism' a perspective on human conduct which is more inkeeping with the spirit of traditional Weberian action theory. Discussing and dismissing one by one the main arguments of those who reject individualistic action theory, he demonstrates that this has been wrongly rejected in favour of the interactional, social situationalist approach now dominating sociological thought.