The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion is presented in three comprehensive parts. Written by a range of outstanding academics, the volume explores the current status of the sociology of religion, and how it might look in future. * Explores the current status of the sociology of religion, and how it might look at the beginning of the next millennium. * Traces the boundaries between sociology and other closely related disciplines, such as theology and social anthropology. * Edited by one of the best known and most widely respected sociologists of religion * Accessibly presented in three comprehensive parts.
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'If a single theme runs through this anthology, it is anappreciation of the process of secularization. Here, however,secularization does not trumpet the demise of religion but providesa lens through which to scrutinize the shifting location andfunction of religion in urban, industrial, complex societies. Ofvalue as a reference tool at all readership levels.'Choice
'The volume takes the reader immediately to the mostinteresting issues currently debated in the discipline.'International Review of Biblical Studies
"This is a milestone of a book." Journal of ContemporaryReligion
"Within the cover there is a very stimulating companion indeed -a more than adequate travel guide for any student or scholarseeking a lively and insightful introduction to the contours of thesociology of religion." BSA Network
'The volume takes the reader immediately to the mostinteresting issues currently debated in the discipline.'International Review of Biblical Studies
"This is a milestone of a book." Journal of ContemporaryReligion
"Within the cover there is a very stimulating companion indeed -a more than adequate travel guide for any student or scholarseeking a lively and insightful introduction to the contours of thesociology of religion." BSA Network