Religion And Advanced Industrial Society

Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429679148

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Religion and Advanced Industrial Society by James A. Beckford Pdf

This book, first published in 1989, demonstrates that sociologists have much to gain from a strengthening of the connections between general theories about the changing character of modern western societies and specific studies of religion. It combines an exegesis of sociological classics in the study of religion, and a history of their influence upon the subject’s development; a criticism of Talcott Parson’s attempt to synthesise classical viewpoints into a single theory of modernity; a discussion of post-Parsonian theories of religion’s declining importance; and an argument that some quasi-Marxist thinkers may offer fresh insights into the place of religion in capitalist societies.

Author : Ronald Inglehart
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691186740

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Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society by Ronald Inglehart Pdf

Economic, technological, and sociopolitical changes have been transforming the cultures of advanced industrial societies in profoundly important ways during the past few decades. This ambitious work examines changes in religious beliefs, in motives for work, in the issues that give rise to political conflict, in the importance people attach to having children and families, and in attitudes toward divorce, abortion, and homosexuality. Ronald Inglehart's earlier book, The Silent Revolution (Princeton, 1977), broke new ground by discovering a major intergenerational shift in the values of the populations of advanced industrial societies. This new volume demonstrates that this value shift is part of a much broader process of cultural change that is gradually transforming political, economic, and social life in these societies. Inglehart uses a massive body of time-series survey data from twenty-six nations, gathered from 1970 through 1988, to analyze the cultural changes that are occurring as younger generations gradually replace older ones in the adult population. These changes have far-reaching political implications, and they seem to be transforming the economic growth rates of societies and the kind of economic development that is pursued.

Author : Alan D. Gilbert
Publisher : London ; New York : Longman
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036470073

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Religion and Society in Industrial England by Alan D. Gilbert Pdf

Author : Boris DeWiel,John Young
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443804295

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Faith in Democracy? Religion and Politics in Canada by Boris DeWiel,John Young Pdf

This collection of essays questions the capacity of Canadian democracy to promote religious pluralism and recognize disparate faith groups as legitimate players on the political stage. These are more than rhetorical questions, as issues and public policies in contemporary Canada reflect an increasing concern that religion and religious belief ought not to intrude in political debate and matters of governance. Despite playing an active role in Canadian politics in the past, religious faith now risks relegation to the private sector. Efforts to push religious belief outside the public square set a dangerous precedent, provide rationale for further exclusion rather than inclusion, and logically culminate in monism rather than pluralism. Faith in Democracy focuses on contemporary challenges to religious pluralism in Canada with attention to the changing religious landscape throughout the country. These challenges are both old and new. They include such tasks as reconciling universal and particular perspectives of liberalism in law and recognizing the limits of secularism as an emergent dominant faith. How Canada responds to these challenges will not only influence public policy, but also test its commitment to democracy.

Author : Robert Bocock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000026894

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Ritual in Industrial Society by Robert Bocock Pdf

Originally published in 1974, Ritual in Industrial Society is based on several years’ research including interviews and observations into the importance of ritual in industrial society within modern Britain. The book addresses how identity and meaning for people of all occupations and social classes can be derived through rituals and provides an expansive and diverse examination of how rituals are used in society, including in birth, marriage and death. The book offers an examination into the use of symbolic action in the body to articulate experiences which words cannot adequately handle and suggests that this enables modern men and women to overcome the mind-body splits which characterise modern technological society. In addition to this, the book examines ritual as a tool for articulating and sharing religious experiences, a point often overlooked by more intellectual approaches to religion in sociology. In addition to this, the book covers an exploration into ritual in social groups and how this is used to develop a sense of belonging among members. The book will be of interest to sociologists as well as academics of religion and theology, social workers and psychotherapists.

Author : Ram Nath Sharma,S.S. Chandra
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8126903864

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Advanced Industrial Psychology by Ram Nath Sharma,S.S. Chandra Pdf

The Advanced Industrial Psychology Plays An Important Role In Industry In Increasing Production, Promoting Harmonious Relationship Among Workers And In Creating Better Understanding Between Labour And Management.This Book Covers The Undergraduate And Postgraduate Syllabi Of All The Indian Universities. Its Subject Matter Has Been Planned And Treated According To The Weightage Given To Different Topics In The University Syllabi. Based Upon Standard Books, It Studies Industrial Psychology In The Setting Of Indian Conditions. While Data Have Been Gathered From Standard Books And Reputed Research Journals Published In The West, An Attempt Has Been Made To Give The Reader An Insight Into The Problems Of Indian Industrial Conditions And Indian Labourers. Causes Of Their Problems Have Been Explored And Suggestions Advanced For Amelioration Of Their Conditions. Thus, The Book Is Equally Useful For All Those Concerned With Industry And Labour. It Includes A Discussion On The Problems Of Industrial Management And Their Solutions, And Illustrates Psychological Tests And Methods Of Measurement Along With Vocational Guidance To The Reader So That He May Develop An Understanding For The Choice Of A Career And Achievement Of Job Satisfaction.The Book Will Be An Indispensable Source For All Professionals, Researchers And Students In The Field Of Psychology And For Anyone Working In The Related Areas For Acquiring An Up-To-Date Overviews.

Author : Various
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 5475 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429657931

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Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Religion by Various Pdf

This set collects together in 19 volumes a wealth of texts on Sociology of Religion. An invaluable reference resource, it contains classic books on a wide range of topics, including: religion and violence, religion and family life, religion and society, culture and class.

Author : Titus Hjelm,Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780415667975

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Studying Religion and Society by Titus Hjelm,Phil Zuckerman Pdf

How do you study religion and society? In this fascinating book, some of the most famous names in the field explain how they go about their everyday work of studying religions in the field. They explain how the ideas for their projects and books have come together, how their understanding of religion has changed over the years, and how their own beliefs have affected their work. They also comment on the changing nature of the field, the ideas which they regard as most important, and those which have not stood the test of time. Lastly they offer advice to young scholars, and suggest what needs to be done to enable the field to grow and develop further.

Author : Sabino S. Acquaviva
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Church and the world
ISBN : UCSC:32106005111320

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The Decline of the Sacred in Industrial Society by Sabino S. Acquaviva Pdf

Author : Lori G. Beaman
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551304069

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Religion and Canadian Society by Lori G. Beaman Pdf

This text offers an outstanding selection of readings that represent an overview of the key issues in the sociology of religion from a uniquely Canadian perspective. Masterfully planned and united by clearly articulated themes, the second edition moves through three thematic cornerstones: contexts, identities, and strategies. Recurring sub-themes include the definition of religion, the secularization debate, the challenge of diversity, and the gendered aspects of religious experience. Key additions to this edition include a discussion on cultural diversity, an exploration of religion and sexuality, and a thorough historical overview of religion in Canada.

Author : Richard K. Fenn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470998564

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The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion by Richard K. Fenn Pdf

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.

Author : Richard H. Roberts
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521795087

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Religion, Theology and the Human Sciences by Richard H. Roberts Pdf

Richard Roberts explores the religious consequences of the imposition of managerial modernity upon successive sectors of society.

Author : Robin Gill
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567082768

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Christian Ethics in Secular Worlds by Robin Gill Pdf

A challenging book examining issues such as biotechnology, AIDS and nuclear weapons and demonstrating that Christian ethics has something important and distinctive to contribute to secular worlds.

Author : Miroslav Volf
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426712333

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Exclusion & Embrace by Miroslav Volf Pdf

Life at the end of the twentieth century presents us with a disturbing reality. Otherness, the simple fact of being different in some way, has come to be defined as in and of itself evil. Miroslav Volf contends that if the healing word of the gospel is to be heard today, Christian theology must find ways of speaking that address the hatred of the other. Reaching back to the New Testament metaphor of salvation as reconciliation, Volf proposes the idea of embrace as a theological response to the problem of exclusion. Increasingly we see that exclusion has become the primary sin, skewing our perceptions of reality and causing us to react out of fear and anger to all those who are not within our (ever-narrowing) circle. In light of this, Christians must learn that salvation comes, not only as we are reconciled to God, and not only as we "learn to live with one another", but as we take the dangerous and costly step of opening ourselves to the other, of enfolding him or her in the same embrace with which we have been enfolded by God.

Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521774314

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Social Theory and Religion by James A. Beckford Pdf

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