Sociology of Religion

by Dawson, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780334043362
• ISBN10: 0334043360
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-15
• Publisher: Scm Pr

Summary

Sociology of Religion is an increasingly popular component of courses in religious studies at undergraduate level. While most textbooks on the Sociology of Religion are written from a sociological background, this new student-friendly textbook aims to introduce the field and the subjects studied by sociologists of religion to students with a background in theology and religious studies. Andrew Dawson outlines how sociologists approach the subject of religion and introduces sociological research methods, before highlighting some of the key areas studied by sociology of religion such as the rise of fundamentalism, gender issues and the debate about secularisation. The book is aimed at upper level undergraduates and offers case studies, suggestions for further reading and questions for further study,

Author Biography

Andrew Dawson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, at Lancaster University, UK Having studied in the UK and the United States, he has degrees in social science, religious studies and theology He researches and publishes on the interface of religion and society.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Settling into the Discipline: Thinking Sociologically	p. 1
Religion in Sociological Perspective	p. 19
The Classical Legacy: Marx, Durkheim and Weber	p. 36
Religion Down and Out? Theories of Secularization	p. 57
Neither Down nor Out? Ongoing Religiosity in Modern Society	p. 77
Religion, Ideology and Gender	p. 96
'In with the New': New Religiosities in Sociological Perspective	p. 113
Religion for Sale: Market Dynamics and Contemporary Religiosity	p. 131
Religious Fundamentalisms: Religion Ancient and Modern?	p. 150
Globalization, Religion and Modernity	p. 168
Bibliography	p. 188
Index	p. 204
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