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The Sociology of Religion: A Critical Agenda

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By (author): Grace Davie Prof. Grace Davie

Why is religion still important? Can we be fully modern and fully religious?

In this new edition, Davie follows up her discussion of the meaning of religion in modern society and considers how best to research and understand this relationship. Exploring the rapid movements within the sociology of religion today, this revised and updated book:

Describes the origins of the sociology of religion

Demystifies secularization as a process and a theory

Relates religion to modern social theory

Unpacks the meaning of religion in relation to modernity and globalization

Grasps the methodological challenges in the field

Provides a comparative perspective for religions in the west

Introduces questions of minorities and margins

Sets out a critical agenda for debate and research

The Sociology of Religion has already proved itself as one of the most important titles within the field; this edition will ensure that it remains an indispensable resource for students and researchers alike.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 500g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Jan 2013
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781849205870

About Grace DavieProf. Grace Davie

GRACE DAVIE is professor emeritus in the Sociology of Religion at the University of Exeter UK  She is a past-president of the American Association for the Sociology of Religion (2003) and of the Research Committee 22 (Sociology of Religion) of the International Sociological Association (2002-06).      In 2000-01 she was the Kerstin-Hesselgren Professor at Uppsala where she returned for extended visits in 2006-7 2010 and 2012 receiving an honorary degree in 2008.  She has also held visiting appointments at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (1996) and at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (1998 and 2003) both in Paris.  She is a member of the Academia Europaea.       In addition to numerous chapters and articles she is the author of Religion in Britain since 1945 (Blackwell 1994) Religion in Modern Europe (OUP 2000) Europe: the Exceptional Case (DLT 2002) The Sociology of Religion (Sage 2007/2013) and Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox (Wiley-Blackwell 2015); she is the co-author of Religious America Secular Europe (Ashgate 2008) and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Europe (OUP forthcoming).    Contact details:  G.R.C.Davie@exeter.ac.uk   

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