Acts of Faith

Explaining the Human Side of Religion

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Finally, social scientists have begun to attempt to understand religious behavior rather than to discredit it as irrational, ignorant, or foolish--and Rodney Stark and Roger Finke have played a major role in this new approach. Acknowledging that science cannot assess the supernatural side of religion (and therefore should not claim to do so), Stark and Finke analyze the observable, human side of faith. In clear and engaging prose, the authors combine explicit theorizing with animated discussions as they move from considering the religiousness of individuals to the dynamics of religious groups and then to the religious workings of entire societies as religious groups contend for support. The result is a comprehensive new paradigm for the social-scientific study of religion.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-08-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:343
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520222021

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Rodney Stark is Professor of Sociology and Comparative Religion at the University of Washington. Among his many books are The Rise of Christianity (1996), The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation (California, 1985), and, with Roger Finke, The Churching of America, 1776-1990: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (1992). Roger Finke is Professor of Sociology at Pennsylvania State University.

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Introduction: Atheism, Faith, and the Social Scientific Study of ReligionPART ONE • PARADIGMS IN CONFLICT1. A New Look at Old Issues2. Rationality and the “Religious Mind”3. Secularization, R.I.P.PART TWO • THE RELIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL4. The Micro Foundations of Religion5. Religious Choices: Conversion and ReaffiliationPART THREE • THE RELIGIOUS GROUP6. Religious Group Dynamics7. Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and RevivalPART FOUR • THE RELIGIOUS ECONOMY8. A Theoretical Model of Religious Economies9. Religious Competition and Commitment: An International Assessment10. Church-to-Sect MovementsAppendix: Propositions and DefinitionsNotesReferencesIndex