Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments: Contemporary Developments, Third Edition - Softcover

Christiano, Kevin J.; Swatos, William H. Jr.; Kivisto, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442216921 ISBN 13: 9781442216921

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015

Synopsis

This third edition introduces students to key principles in the sociology of religion-from history and theory to contemporary debates. This edition features new material on the relationships of religion to race and ethnicity, and to gender and sexuality, the perceived rise of both fundamentalism and secularism, global religion, and more.

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Review:

Clearly written and comprehensive in scope, this revised edition provides a refreshing update of ongoing empirical developments, conceptual debates, and continuing challenges in understanding the complexity of religion in contemporary society.--Michele Dillon, University of New Hampshire; coauthor of American Catholics in Transition

I am very impressed with Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments. This volume provides a thorough treatment of sociological theories of religion and discusses an array of important conceptual issues in the field.--Dr. John P. Bartkowski, University of Texas at San Antonio

Sociology of Religion offers great coverage of topics, in terms of both breadth and depth. The book offers up-to-date treatment, an accessible and engaging writing style, and a very good supporting bibliography.--Andrew Dawson, Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Previous edition praise: This excellent book may well be the best text on the sociology of religion in print.--Teaching Sociology

About the Author:

Kevin J. Christiano is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and a past president of the Association for the Sociology of Religion and the American Council for Quebec Studies. William H. Swatos, Jr., served as the executive officer of the Association for the Sociology of Religion and of the Religious Research Association for many years. He is senior priest and Canon Theologian of the Anglican diocese of Quincy, Illinois. Peter Kivisto is the Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and a research fellow at the Universita di Trento in Italy. An author or editor of more than twenty-five books, he is a member of the Council of the American Sociological Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1442216921
• ISBN 13: 9781442216921
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 410