| The Many Altars of Modernity: Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age Contributor(s): Berger, Peter L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614517509 ISBN-13: 9781614517504 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Atheism |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 2014031454 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 161 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory-which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion-has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion: Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang |
Contributor Bio(s): Berger, Peter L.: - Peter L. Berger, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. |