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Sociology of Religion: A Reader

ISBN: 9780130253804 | 0130253804
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2011

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SummaryTable of Contents
For undergraduate/graduate courses in the Sociology of Religion in departments of Sociology; and for courses such as Religious Perspectives on Social Issues in departments of Theology. Ideal as either a stand-alone reader or supplement, this collection of articles explores the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various aspects of social life in the United States. Based on both classic and contemporary research in the sociology of religion, it highlights a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches in expl... MORE
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Prefaceix
Topic Matrixxiii
Introduction1(4)
Wade Clark Roof
PART I CLASSIC SOCIOLOGICAL DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION5(25)
Introduction to Classical Sociological Definitions of Religion
5(4)
Patricia Chang
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
9(6)
Emile Durkheim
From Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Law
15(1)
Karl Marx
Religion as a Cultural System
16(7)
Clifford Geertz
The Sacred Canopy
23(7)
Peter Berger
PART II BELIEF AND RITUAL30(25)
Introduction to Belief and Ritual
30(5)
Susanne Monahan
Passover's Hustle and Bustle
35(2)
Patrice Gaines
Salvation on Sand Mountain
37(6)
Dennis Covington
Civil Religion in America
43(4)
Robert Bellah
Liminality and Communitas
47(8)
Victor Turner
PART III RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE55(23)
Introduction to Religious Experience
55(3)
William MacDonald
Angels
58(3)
Kenneth Woodward
The Reality of the Unseen
61(4)
William James
Religious Experience
65(5)
Wayne Proudfoot
Ways of Seeing Ecstasy in Modern Society
70(8)
David Yamane
Megan Polzer
PART IV RACE, ETHNICITY, AND RELIGION78(37)
Introduction to Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
78(5)
Michael Emerson
Becoming American by Becoming Hindu
83(6)
Prema Kurien
Cultural Conflicts and Identity: Second-Generation Hispanic Catholics in the United States
89(7)
Wade Clark Roof
Christel Manning
Sacrifice of Praise: Emotion and Collective Participation in an African-American Worship Service
96(8)
Timothy Nelson
Growing Up American: How Vietnamese Children Adapt to Life in the United States
104(4)
Min Zhou
Carl L. Bankston
Ethnicity: Source of Strength? Source of Conflict?
108(7)
Milton Yinger
PART V GENDER AND RELIGION115(29)
Introduction to Gender and Religion
115(3)
Lori Beaman
The Spiritual Revolution: Women's Liberation as Theological Re-education
118(7)
Mary Daly
The Embodied Goddess: Feminist Witchcraft and Female Divinity
125(9)
Wendy Griffin
The Social Construction of a New Leadership Role: Catholic Women Pastors
134(7)
Ruth Wallace
Male God Imagery and Female Submission: Lessons from a Southern Baptist Ladies' Bible Class
141(3)
Carolyn Pevey
Christine Williams
Christopher Ellison
PART VI SOCIAL CLASS AND RELIGION144(29)
Introduction to Social Class and Religion
144(6)
William Mirola
Millhands & Preachers
150(7)
Liston Pope
Protestantism and the American Labor Movement: The Christian Spirit in the Gilded Age
157(5)
Herbert Gutman
Cultures of Solidarity
162(3)
Rick Fantasia
The Catholic Church in the Nicaraguan Revolution: A Gramscian Analysis
165(8)
Dana Sawchuck
PART VII SEXUAL IDENTITY AND RELIGION173(23)
Introduction to Sexual Identity and Religion
173(3)
William Mirola
Keeping the Faith
176(4)
Mubarik Dahir
Chuck Colbert
Allen Flippen
Culture Wars: The Challenge of Homosexuality
180(3)
James D. Hunter
Dare to Differ: Gay and Lesbian Catholics' Assessments of Official Gatholic Positions on Sexuality
183(6)
Andrew K. T. Yip
Negotiating a Religious Identity: The Case of the Gay Evangelical
189(7)
Scott Thumma
PART VIII THE SECULARIZATION DEBATE196(29)
Introduction to the Secularization Debate
196(5)
Susanne C. Monahan
Secularism and Pluralism
201(3)
Peter Berger
Secularization and Its Discontents
204(9)
Bryan Wilson
An Unsecular America
213(12)
Roger Finke
PART IX RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND AUTHORITY225(33)
Introduction to Religious Organizations, Institutions, and Authority
225(6)
Susanne C. Monahan
AME Zion Megachurch Leaves Denomination---Christian Century
231(1)
Priest and Nun Barred from Ministry to Gays---Christian Century
232(1)
Domination and Stratification
233(3)
Max Weber
The Churching of America: Why ``Mainline'' Denominations Decline
236(5)
Roger Finke
Rodney Stark
Authority and Controversial Policy: The Churches and Civil Rights
241(11)
James R. Wood
Some Futures for Religious Leadership
252(6)
Jackson Carroll
PART X ALTERNATIVE RELIGIONS258(46)
Introduction to Alternative Religions
258(5)
Wendy W. Young
An Army Controversy: Should Witches be Welcome? Flap Over Wiccans Tests Military's Religious Tolerance
263(3)
Hanna Rosin
Modern Alternative Religions in the West
266(17)
J. Gordon Melton
The Unification Church
283(7)
Eileen Barker
The Church of Scientology: Lightning Rod for Cultural Boundary Conflicts
290(7)
Mary Farrell Bednarowski
Apocalypse at Waco
297(7)
James Tabor
PART XI MEDIA AND RELIGION304(33)
Introduction to Media and Religion
304(4)
Eric Gormly
The Source of the Problem?
308(10)
Stewart Hoover
S. Venturelli
D. Wagner
Televangelism: Redressive Ritual Within a Larger Social Drama
318(8)
Bobby C. Alexander
Television Drama as Sacred Text
326(11)
Quentin J. Schulze
PART XII POLITICS AND RELIGION337(37)
Introduction to Politics and Religion
337(5)
Richard Wood
Will It Be Coffee, Tea, or He? Religion Was Once a Conviction. Now It Is a Taste
342(2)
Charles Krauthammer
Catholicism in the United States: From Private to Public Denomination
344(7)
Jose Casanova
The Political Mobilization of Evangelical Protestants
351(9)
Kenneth Wald
The Religious Roots of Rebellion
360(14)
Phillip Berryman
PART XIII SCIENCE AND RELIGION374(25)
Introduction to Science and Religion
374(4)
Eric Gormly
William MacDonald
How the Heavens Go
378(2)
Kenneth Woodward
Essays on Religion
380(2)
Georg Simmel
First Principles
382(5)
Herbert Spencer
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
387(12)
Carl Sagan
Is the Universe Absurd?
399(1)
Paul Davies
PART XIV SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND RELIGION399(36)
Introduction to Social Movements and Religion
399(5)
William Mirola
I Have a Dream
404(2)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
When Will Revolutionary Movements Use Religion?
406(5)
Leland Robinson
Correcting a Curious Neglect, or Bringing Religion Back In
411(8)
Christian Smith
Church Culture as a Strategy of Action in the Black Community
419(8)
Mary Pattillo-McCoy
Pastoral Mobilization and Contention: The Religious Foundations of the Solidarity Movement in Poland
427(8)
Maryjane Osa
Text Credits435(4)
Photo Credits439

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