Social Theory and Religion

This book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. James Beckford reviews the current state of social scientific knowledge about religion. He clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religious and non-religious environments in public and private life. Beckford reveals the importance of these boundaries by referring to studies of secularization, religious diversity, globalization, religious movements and self-identity.

Author: James A. Beckford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/15/2003
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780521774314

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2004 pg. 1897

About the Author
Beckford, James A.: - James A. Beckford is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick. His previous publications include The Trumpet of Prophecy. A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses (1975), Cult Controversies. The Societal Response to New Religious Movements (1989), Religion and Advanced Industrial Society (1989) and Religion in Prison. 'Equal Rites' in a Multi-Faith Society (with S. Gilliat, Cambridge University Press, 1998).

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