Religious Movements And Social Structure

Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9781446233306
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements and Rapid Social Change written by James A. Beckford and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1986-11-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book shows how rapid social change gives rise to novel religious interpretations and how new religious movements, in turn, try to influence the process of change. This analysis is illustrated by studies of the advanced societies of North America and Europe, of Japan during the first phase of industrialization, and of countries and regions in the developing world. New religious movements are revealed as a normal aspect of social life and as critical indicators of social change. This is reflected in each movement's social composition, teachings, values, religious practices and organizational structures as well as their engagement in politics, business and their structuring of social relationships."--Publisher's description.

Author : Peter Bernard Clarke
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415257480
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Religions in Global Perspective written by Peter Bernard Clarke and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a complete guide to the global impact and cultural significance of new religious movements.

Author : Nancy Jean Davis
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253002346
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claiming Society for God written by Nancy Jean Davis and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claiming Society for God focuses on common strategies employed by religiously orthodox, fundamentalist movements around the world. Rather than employing terrorism, as much of post-9/11 thinking suggests, these movements use a patient, under-the-radar strategy of infiltrating and subtly transforming civil society. Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson tell the story of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy, and the Salvation Army in the United States. They show how these movements build massive grassroots networks of religiously based social service agencies, hospitals, schools, and businesses to bring their own brand of faith to popular and political fronts.

Author : Keith A. Roberts
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 150630107X
Total Pages : 988 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion in Sociological Perspective written by Keith A. Roberts and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated Sixth Edition of Religion in Sociological Perspective introduces students to the basic theories and methods in the field, and shows them how to apply these analytic tools to new groups they encounter. The authors explore three interdependent subsystems of religion—meaning, structure, and belonging—and their connections to the larger social structure. While they cover the major theoretical paradigms of the field and employ various middle-range theories to explore specific processes, they use the open systems model as a single unifying framework to integrate the theories and enhance student understanding. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award Find out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward

Author : David G. Bromley
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865542389
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of New Religious Movements written by David G. Bromley and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190611529
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements written by James R. Lewis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies, and since the release of the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements in 2003, the field has continued to expand and break new ground. In this all-new volume, James R. Lewis and Inga B. Tøllefsen bring together established and rising scholars to address an expanded range of topics, covering traditional religious studies topics such as "scripture," "charisma," and "ritual," while also applying new theoretical approaches to NRM topics. Other chapters cover understudied topics in the field, such as the developmental patterns of NRMs and subcultural considerations in the study of NRMs. The first part of this book examines NRMs from a social-scientific perspective, particularly that of sociology. In the second section, the primary factors that have put the study of NRMs on the map, controversy and conflict, are considered. The third section investigates common themes within the field of NRMs, while the fourth examines the approaches that religious studies researchers have taken to NRMs. As NRM Studies has grown, subfields such as Esotericism, New Age Studies, and neo-Pagan Studies have grown as distinct and individual areas of study, and the final section of the book investigates these emergent fields.

Author : Richard G. Ellefritz
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1535860618
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gale Researcher Guide for: The Social Organization of Religion written by Richard G. Ellefritz and published by Gale, Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gale Researcher Guide for: The Social Organization of Religion is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047421043
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Sociology of Religion written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-08-31 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of histories of various aspects of American sociology of religion. The contributions range from descriptions of early dissertations, accounts of changes in theoretical conceptualization, the evolution of studies of particular denominations, to the rise of new areas of inquiry such as globalization, feminism, new religions, and the study of the religious traditions of Latino/a Americans. Taken as a whole, the volume complements rather than duplicates commemorative issues of the relevant journals, which focused on the scholarly organizations in the field. It represents a first effort to develop an organized treatment of the fascinating history of the specialty in the U.S.A.

Author : Christian Smith
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415914055
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disruptive Religion written by Christian Smith and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Barbara Jones Denison
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004215611
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History, Time, Meaning, and Memory written by Barbara Jones Denison and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the conjoint problem of history and sociology. History has seen religion hold varied places within the timeline of the sociology of religion.The increase in world fundamentalisms, religious movements, private spiritualities and other indicators in the millennial age have today brought a renaissance to the field.