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The sociology of religion / by Weber, Max,1864-1920.(CARDINAL)140463;
Subjects: Religion and sociology.;
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Unsecular man : the persistence of religion / by Greeley, Andrew M.,1928-2013.(CARDINAL)141333;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Religion and sociology.;
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Religion in sociological perspective : essays in the empirical study of religion / by Glock, Charles Y.(CARDINAL)138181;
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Subjects: Religion and sociology.;
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The religious experience of revolutionaries / by Bianchi, Eugene C.(CARDINAL)123382;
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Subjects: Biographies.; Religion and sociology.;
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Beyond belief : essays on religion in a post-traditional world / by Bellah, Robert N.(Robert Neelly),1927-2013.(CARDINAL)122391;
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Subjects: Religion and sociology.;
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On purpose : how we create the meaning of life / by Froese, Paul,author.(CARDINAL)431971;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1: purpose -- 2: the good within -- 3: The reality of meaninglessness -- 4: self-enchantment -- 5: truth and consequences -- 6: about time -- 7: cross purposes -- 8: the moral."On Purpose is a sociological conversation about the meaning of life. The moral of the book is not that life has some ultimate meaning or no meaning at all, but rather that a purpose-driven life was always a collective project"--"What is your purpose in life? This simple question motivates some of our most life-altering decisions, deeply-held beliefs, and profound emotions, as well as the choices we make every single day. How we derive meaning from our existence is crucial to finding happiness, developing relationships, and building societies. In On Purpose, Paul Froese brings together data from large national and international surveys with interviews that illuminate the ways in which people from all walks of life grapple with their continuous search for reason, truth, sense, success, happiness, and-ultimately-transcendence. Froese argues that the desire to connect with something larger than oneself is a universal urge, manifested most directly, but far from solely, in religious communities. Written in vivid, accessible prose, On Purpose takes the reader on a journey through the complexities and consequences of life's most important question. From the start, Froese admits that the answer to the question is deceptively simple: our purpose is whatever we imagine it to be. But what we imagine our purpose to be depends on innumerable factors beyond our control: our wealth, race, education level, upbringing, past experiences, and community. Froese argues that one's surroundings serve as a kind of soil that can either nurture purpose or foster meaninglessness. Framing the book around six key questions, Froese refuses to collapse the meaning of life into a single authoritative answer, as self-help gurus do. Instead, he deconstructs each question to reveal the social pathways that guide people to distinctive answers. Through lively, engaging storytelling that mixes data and analysis with literary and historical examples of the quest for purpose, Froese sheds new light on a timeless and all-too-human quandary. The moral of the book is not that life has some ultimate meaning or no meaning at all, but rather that creating a purpose-driven life has always been a collective project"--
Subjects: Religion and sociology.;
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Why religion matters : the fate of the human spirit in an age of disbelief / by Smith, Huston.(CARDINAL)124034;
Subjects: Religion and science.; Religion and sociology.;
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Religion as a chain of memory / by Hervieu-Léger, Danièle,1947-(CARDINAL)725120;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-201) and index.
Subjects: Religion and sociology.;
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The elementary forms of the religious life / by Durkheim, Émile,1858-1917.(CARDINAL)137543; Fields, Karen E.(Karen Elise),1945-(CARDINAL)166893;
Subjects: Sociology; Religion and sociology.;
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Living with the gods : on beliefs and peoples / by MacGregor, Neil,1946-author.(CARDINAL)267162;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 476-478) and index.Introduction: Believing and belonging -- Part one: Our place in the pattern. The beginnings of belief ; Fire and state ; Water of life and death ; The return of the light ; Harvest and homage -- Part two: Believing together. Living with the dead ; Birth and the body ; A place in tradition ; Let us pray ; The power of song -- Part three: Theatres of faith. The house of God ; Gifts to the gods ; Holy killing ; To be a pilgrim ; Festival time -- Part four: The power of images. The protectoresses ; The work of art in times of spiritual reproduction ; The accretion of meaning ; Change your life ; Rejecting the image, revering the word -- Part five: One god or many. The blessings of many gods ; The power of one ; Spirits of place ; If God be with us ; Tolerating and not tolerating -- Part six: Powers earthly and divine. The mandate of Heaven ; Thy kingdom come ; Turning the screw ; "There is no God!" ; Living with each other."Until fairly recently, religion as a major influence on the nature of individual societies around the world seemed to be on the wane. Now, far from being marginalized, the relationship between faith and society has moved to the center of politics and global conversation. Neil MacGregor's new book traces the ways in which different societies have understood and articulated their places in the cosmic scheme. It examines mankind's beliefs not from the perspective of institutional religions but according to how shared narratives have shaped societies--and what happens when different narratives run up against each other. As he did in A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: Memories of a Nation, MacGregor brilliantly combines objects, places, and ideas to examine and, ultimately, illuminate these pressing contemporary concerns"--
Subjects: Myths.; Religion and sociology.; Civilization.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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