In this book, Berger that religion is the "sacred canopy" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of ...
Rodney Stark, a sociologist by training, has written a book that should end much of the Christian-bashing occuring in academia.
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Explores how Mary has been represented in theology, art, music, and literature throughout the ages
THE DANGERS OF RELIGION BREEDING CONFLICT IN A NUCLEAR WORLD IN THE END OF FAITH, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world.
The Unintended Reformation asks what propelled the West into this trajectory of pluralism and polarization, and finds answers deep in our medieval Christian past.
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Religion Section of the American Sociological Association Religion in Human Evolution is a ...
In Santerķa Enthroned, David H. Brown combines art history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to show how Africans and their descendants have developed novel forms of religious practice in the face of relentless oppression.
Drawing on the latest research and scholarship, this newly revised and updated edition of Religions of the Silk Road explores the majestically fabled cities and exotic peoples that make up the romantic notions of the colonial era.
The definitive guide to global prayer has been updated and revised to cover the entire populated world.