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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801878446
ISBN-13
9780801878442
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5940047
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Exploring the Religious Life
Subject
Sociology / General, General, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-010641
Dewey Edition
21
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[Stark] has been throwing elegant, polished bricks at the dogmas of sociology for many years... Exploring the Religious Life is a whole bag of bricks, a collection of his recent essays about religion... This book of essays belongs in every college and university library so that students can be directed to it for a contrarian view of the dilapidated secularization theory., "Rodney Stark, whom some consider, not without reason, today's most provocative thinker in the sociology of religion. This book of essays is a sampler of Stark's sometimes contrarian but always suggestive explorations into 'the religious life.'"-- First Things, Read as a positive provocation, Stark's definitions open discussion concerning the subject of the scientific study of religion, ""Read as a positive provocation, Stark's definitions open discussion concerning the subject of the scientific study of religion"", Rodney Stark, whom some consider, not without reason, today's most provocative thinker in the sociology of religion. This book of essays is a sampler of Stark's sometimes contrarian but always suggestive explorations into 'the religious life.', "Read as a positive provocation, Stark's definitions open discussion concerning the subject of the scientific study of religion" -- Ole Riis, History of Religions, "[Stark] has been throwing elegant, polished bricks at the dogmas of sociology for many years... Exploring the Religious Life is a whole bag of bricks, a collection of his recent essays about religion... This book of essays belongs in every college and university library so that students can be directed to it for a contrarian view of the dilapidated secularization theory."--Andrew Greeley, Catholic Historical Review
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.6
Table Of Content
Preface Chapter 1. Religion, Magic & Science Chapter 2. In Praise of "Idealistic Humbug" Chapter 3. Upper-Class Asceticism Chapter 4. Faith & Gender Chapter 5. How Are Revelations Possible? Chapter 6. Spirituality & Unchurched Religions in America, Sweden & Japan Chapter 7. Gods, Rituals & Moral Order Chapter 8. Discovering Data on Religion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Though religion is for most people one of the most important aspects of their lives, social scientists and other observers of human society too often misunderstand and misrepresent the nature and role of religion in history and in daily life. From the supposed decline of religious attitudes in Western Europe and the venal motivations attributed to the Christian Crusaders to the very definition of religion, personal biases and an inadequate grasp of relevant data have led to the formulation and propagation of unsupportable views on the sacred. In Exploring the Religious Life , Rodney Stark boldly overturns much received wisdom within the social sciences about religion, drawing on a wide range of sources to reassess a diverse selection of topics in the study of religion. In his first essay, Stark addresses the carelessness with which scholars use the term religion and the conviction that the belief in divinity evolved from the practice of magic in primitive cultures. In subsequent chapters, he challenges the widespread attitude among social scientists that religion is nothing more than a mask for material realities and examines the effectiveness of religious doctrines in attracting converts and influencing individuals; uncovers the surprising prevalence of upper-class asceticism in medieval Christianity; and explores the relationship between gender, piety, and criminal activity. Divine revelation is a central aspect of many religions, and Stark next applies empirical research to the phenomenon to assess its meaning in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Mormonism. He then turns to the confusion between faith and practice in debates over the secularization of the developed world before investigating the validity of the classic proposition within the social sciences that religion functions to sustain the moral order. He does so, examining the correlation between criminal behavior and depth of religious belief. Stark concludes with an essay on the ingenious methods he uses to unearth data about the popularity of new religions in California and northern Europe, the decline of Christian Science in America, the spread of Christianity in the Roman world, and the execution patterns during the antiwitchcraft frenzy of Enlightenment Europe. Together, the essays that constitute Exploring the Religious Life offer an engaging introduction to Rodney Stark's provocative insights and a fearless challenge to academic perceptions about religion's place in history, society, and private life., Though religion is for most people one of the most important aspects of their lives, social scientists and other observers of human society too often misunderstand and misrepresent the nature and role of religion in history and in daily life. From the supposed decline of religious attitudes in Western Europe and the venal motivations attributed to the Christian Crusaders to the very definition of religion, personal biases and an inadequate grasp of relevant data have led to the formulation and propagation of unsupportable views on the sacred. In Exploring the Religious Life, Rodney Stark boldly overturns much received wisdom within the social sciences about religion, drawing on a wide range of sources to reassess a diverse selection of topics in the study of religion. In his first essay, Stark addresses the carelessness with which scholars use the term religion and the conviction that the belief in divinity evolved from the practice of magic in primitive cultures. In subsequent chapters, he challenges the widespread attitude among social scientists that religion is nothing more than a mask for material realities and examines the effectiveness of religious doctrines in attracting converts and influencing individuals; uncovers the surprising prevalence of upper-class asceticism in medieval Christianity; and explores the relationship between gender, piety, and criminal activity. Divine revelation is a central aspect of many religions, and Stark next applies empirical research to the phenomenon to assess its meaning in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Mormonism. He then turns to the confusion between faith and practice in debates over the secularization of the developed world before investigating the validity of the classic proposition within the social sciences that religion functions to sustain the moral order. He does so, examining the correlation between criminal behavior and depth of religious belief. Stark concludes with an essay on the ingenious methods he uses to unearth data about the popularity of new religions in California and northern Europe, the decline of Christian Science in America, the spread of Christianity in the Roman world, and the execution patterns during the antiwitchcraft frenzy of Enlightenment Europe. Together, the essays that constitute Exploring the Religious Life offer an engaging introduction to Rodney Stark's provocative insights and a fearless challenge to academic perceptions about religion's place in history, society, and private life., Though religion is for most people one of the most important aspects of their lives, social scientists and other observers of human society too often misunderstand and misrepresent the nature and role of religion in history and in daily life. From the supposed decline of religious attitudes in Western Europe and the venal motivations attributed to ......
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