John Carroll is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at La Trobe University, Australia, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University, USA. His books include Land of the Golden Cities, The Existential Jesus, The Wreck of Western Culture: Humanism Revisited, The Western Dreaming, Ego and Soul: The Modern West in Search of Meaning, and Break-Out from the Crystal Palace. For more information on John Carroll, visit www.johncarrollsociologist.wordpress.com.

'Throughout his career, John Carroll has made a point of addressing questions that many sociologists shy away from or leave to other disciplines, such as how to find meaning in a “godless” world. In Right Order, with reference to case studies ranging from The Tempest to Harry Potter, from Greek tragedy to Australian football, Carroll makes a further contribution to debates and expertly examines how, in the face of life’s challenges, humans are driven to get their lives in balance and obtain a sense of equanimity.'Simon Stewart, Professor of Sociology, University of Portsmouth, UK

• 1. The Proposition Part I: Setting the Scene 2. Right Order 3. The Five Human Needs 4. Egoism 5. Immortality 6. Sin Part II: Case Studies 7. Politics 8. Shakespeare 9. Misfortune 10. The Female Righting 11. Tolstoy 12. Harry Potter 13. Ethan 14. The Widow 15. All’s Well in Right Order

John Carroll is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at La Trobe University, Australia, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University, USA. His books include Land of the Golden Cities, The Existential Jesus, The Wreck of Western Culture: Humanism Revisited, The Western Dreaming, Ego and Soul: The Modern West in Search of Meaning, and Break-Out from the Crystal Palace. For more information on John Carroll, visit www.johncarrollsociologist.wordpress.com.

'Throughout his career, John Carroll has made a point of addressing questions that many sociologists shy away from or leave to other disciplines, such as how to find meaning in a “godless” world. In Right Order, with reference to case studies ranging from The Tempest to Harry Potter, from Greek tragedy to Australian football, Carroll makes a further contribution to debates and expertly examines how, in the face of life’s challenges, humans are driven to get their lives in balance and obtain a sense of equanimity.'Simon Stewart, Professor of Sociology, University of Portsmouth, UK

• 1. The Proposition Part I: Setting the Scene 2. Right Order 3. The Five Human Needs 4. Egoism 5. Immortality 6. Sin Part II: Case Studies 7. Politics 8. Shakespeare 9. Misfortune 10. The Female Righting 11. Tolstoy 12. Harry Potter 13. Ethan 14. The Widow 15. All’s Well in Right Order

John Carroll is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at La Trobe University, Australia, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University, USA. His books include Land of the Golden Cities, The Existential Jesus, The Wreck of Western Culture: Humanism Revisited, The Western Dreaming, Ego and Soul: The Modern West in Search of Meaning, and Break-Out from the Crystal Palace. For more information on John Carroll, visit www.johncarrollsociologist.wordpress.com.

'Throughout his career, John Carroll has made a point of addressing questions that many sociologists shy away from or leave to other disciplines, such as how to find meaning in a “godless” world. In Right Order, with reference to case studies ranging from The Tempest to Harry Potter, from Greek tragedy to Australian football, Carroll makes a further contribution to debates and expertly examines how, in the face of life’s challenges, humans are driven to get their lives in balance and obtain a sense of equanimity.'Simon Stewart, Professor of Sociology, University of Portsmouth, UK

• 1. The Proposition Part I: Setting the Scene 2. Right Order 3. The Five Human Needs 4. Egoism 5. Immortality 6. Sin Part II: Case Studies 7. Politics 8. Shakespeare 9. Misfortune 10. The Female Righting 11. Tolstoy 12. Harry Potter 13. Ethan 14. The Widow 15. All’s Well in Right Order