Sociology of Religion

  • Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments
    By William H. Swatos, Kevin J. Christiano, Peter Kivisto

    Rational choice theory is preeminently associated with the names of Rodney Stark, Roger Finke, Laurence Iannaccone, and William Sims Bainbridge (see Bainbridge 1997; Bainbridge and Stark 1984; Iannaccone 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997; ...

  • Sociology of Religion: A Rodney Stark Reader
    By Rodney Stark

    Authoritative reader compiling the best scholarship from acclaimed sociologist Rodney Stark, with an introduction by Rodney Stark.

  • Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments
    By Kevin J. Christiano, Peter Kivisto, William H. Swatos Jr.

    The Religious Right is looking for leadership that will uphold ''traditional Judeo-Christian'' moral principles as ... As we have noted earlier, James D. Davidson and his colleagues (see Davidson and Pyle 2011) have shown that religious ...

  • Sociology of Religion: Overview and Analysis of Contemporary Religion
    By Abby Day

    The volume interplays the work of Charles Taylor (2007), with contributions from authors engaging with non-western regions. They begin (Künkler et al. 2018, 1–32) by pointing out that Taylor's account specifically considers secularity ...

  • Sociology of Religion
    By Andrew Dawson

    Andrew Dawson outlines how sociologists approach the subject of religion and introduces sociological research methods, before highlighting some of the key areas studied by sociology of religion such as the rise of fundamentalism, gender ...

  • Sociology of Religion: A Reader
    By Michael O. Emerson, William Mirola, Susanne C Monahan

    A reader that seeks to explore the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various elements of social life in the U.S., Sociology of Religion: A Reader, 2e is ideal as either a standalone reader or supplement to the ...

  • Sociology of Religion
    By Joachim Wach

    This book, first published in 1947, presents the then-new subject of sociology of religion in systematic and historical theology and in the science of religion, in political theory and the social sciences, in philosophy and psychology, in ...

  • Sociology of Religion: A Reader
    By Michael O. Emerson, William A. Mirola, Susanne C Monahan

    reflecting differences in their religious composition, students in different fields hold unique perspectives on the ... Looking down each column shows how students who held that column's perspective in their freshman year responded in ...

  • Sociology of Religion: Eastern Religions
    By Taylor & Francis

    First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

  • Sociology of Religion: A Reader, CourseSmart (review only)
    By Michael O. Emerson, William A. Mirola, Susanne C Monahan

    A reader that seeks to explore the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various elements of social life in the U.S., Sociology of Religion: A Reader, 2e is ideal as either a standalone reader or supplement to the ...