UID:
almahu_9949568082702882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781000922103
,
1000922103
,
9781003329886
,
1003329888
,
9781000922110
,
1000922111
Content:
This book provides a rationale for a Christian sociology, challenging the materialist epistemology of contemporary sociology, which provides only a limited understanding of social behavior. Developing a history of the origins of sociology that recognizes the centrality of Christianity to the discipline's development, it considers the secularization thesis and questions surrounding positivism, scientism and postmodernism, as well as engaging with the work of a range of figures including Margaret Archer, Robert Bellah, Peter Berger, Hans Joas, Thomas Luckmann, David Martin, and Christian Smith. A critique of modern sociology, which argues that a Christian approach provides a better explanation than contemporary paradigms of the polarization occurring today in American society, The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology will appeal to scholars and students with interests in sociological theory, research methods and epistemology, and the sociology of religion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 1032360178
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032360171
Additional Edition:
ISBN 103236016X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032360164
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003329886
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003329886
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