UID:
almahu_9949386808002882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 196 pages).
ISBN:
9781003120605
,
1003120601
,
9781000396744
,
1000396746
,
9781000396676
,
1000396673
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in the sociology of religion
Content:
"This book advances the 'strong' programme that sociology and anthropology provide a scientific foundation for arguing that God and the gods are human creations. Contending that religion is one - but not the only - way to systematize and institutionalize the moral order of a society, the author argues that religion reflects the fundamental human need for belonging and the social function of compassion. As such, our transcendental and supernatural ideas are really concerned with our everyday lives in communities and, faced with severity and immediacy of the global problems with which the world is confronted - existential threats - it is increasingly important to abandon delusions and correct our mistake in reference, not by eradicating religion, but by grounding it more explicitly in earthly matters of community, social solidarity, belonging and compassion. A wide-ranging study of the roots, nature and purpose of religion and theistic belief, Society and the Death of God will appeal to sociologists, social theorists and philosophers with interests in the scientific study of religion and the role of religion in the life of humankind"--
Additional Edition:
Print version: Restivo, Sal P.. Society and the death of God Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021. ISBN 9780367637675
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003120605
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003120605
