Religion in Context

During the twentieth century, religion has gone on the market place. Churches and religious groups are forced to 'sell god' in order to be attractive to 'religious consumers'. More and more, religions are seen as 'brands' that have to be recognizable to their members and the general public. This int..

During the twentieth century, religion has gone on the market place. Churches and religious groups are forced to 'sell god' in order to be attractive to 'religious consumers'. More and more, religions are seen as 'brands' that have to be recognizable to their members and the general public. This int..

The vast range of views concerning human sexuality from within the Eastern Religions - Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Janiism and a myriad of Chinese religio-philosophies - are represented in the previously-published articles selected for this collection...

Explores what living religions really, tracing the development and practices of major religious movements and how these evolve into contemporary belief and teaching...

Europe is a relatively secular part of the world in global terms. Why is this so? And why is the situation in Europe so different from that in the United States? The first chapter of this book - the theme - articulates this contrast. The remaining chapters - the variations - look in turn at ..

This book addresses the issue of public religion and its implications in Chinese society. Zhibin Xie explores various normative considerations concerning the appropriate role of religion in public political life in a democratic culture. Besides drawing on the theoretical discourse on religion in the..

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the relationship between the doctrine of the Trinity and pastoral care and counseling. Neil Pembroke contends that an in-depth reflection on the relational dynamics in the Godhead has the capacity to radically renew pastoral practice. Pembroke applies the..

Drawing on case studies of urban settings across the world, this book provides a more nuanced understanding of the religious identities of migrants within the ’modern metropolis’, and makes a significant contribution to fields as diverse as twentieth-century immigration history, the sociology of rel..

Drawing on case studies of urban settings across the world, this book provides a more nuanced understanding of the religious identities of migrants within the ’modern metropolis’, and makes a significant contribution to fields as diverse as twentieth-century immigration history, the sociology of rel..

This book challenges our assumptions about the value of home, arguing for the ethical value of our feeling displaced and homeless in the 21st century. Home is explored in places ranging from digital keyboards to literary texts, and investigates how we mediate our homecomings aesthetically through cu..

This title was first published in 2001. This work presents a sociological theory of religion...

As a sociologist, Hans Mol significantly influenced the sociological study of religion by developing ideas of identity. This biography brings current social-religious topics to sharp focus as international scholars analyse, challenge, and apply Mol’s theoretical assertions. This biographical materia..