In Praise of Doubt : How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic

Berger, Peter, Zijderveld, Anton

ISBN 10: 0061778168 / ISBN 13: 9780061778162

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Praise of Doubt : How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061778168
• ISBN 13: 9780061778162
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Two top sociologists map out how people can reclaim their convictions from the twin dangers of fundamentalism and a loss of moral values, in a book that explores the roles of humor, doubt, and social norms, which help humans have convictions without grasping them so tightly that they become fanatical. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author

Peter L. Berger is an internationally renowned sociologist, and the founder of Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He was born in Vienna and came to the U.S. in his late teens. He has a master's degree and a doctorate from the New School for Social Research in New York. After two years in the United States Army, he taught at the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina before going to the Hartford Seminary Foundation as an Assistant Professor in Social Ethics. In 1992, Peter Berger was awarded the Manes Sperber Prize, presented by the Austrian government for significant contributions to culture. He is the author of many books, among them The Social Construction of Reality, The Homeless Mind, and Questions of Faith. Anton C. Zijderveld is a Dutch sociologist and professor emeritus. He has studied in the Netherlands and in the United States and holds doctorates in both sociology and philosophy. He was on the faculty of Erasmus University in Rotterdam from 1985 to 2002, and taught briefly in the United States and Canada. Since 1990, Zijderveld has been a bi-weekly columnist for Het Financieele Dagblad in the arts and culture section. He is an amatuer cellist and pianist. He lives with his wife, Angelika E. Dissman, and has four children. Among his many books are The Abstract Society, On Clichés, and Reality in a Looking Glass.