Peter Berger and the Study of Religion
, by Heelas,PaulNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415215329 | 0415215323
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 7/3/2001
Peter Berger is the most influential contemporary sociologist of religion. This collection of essays is the first in-depth study of his contribution to the field, providing a comprehensive introduction to his work and to current thought in the study of religion. Themes addressed include:* Berger on religion and theology* Religion, spirituality and the discontents of modernity* Secularization and de-secularizationA postscript by Peter Berger, responding to the essays, completes this overview of this major figure's work.