Definitions of spirituality are notoriously slippery. However, understandings have in recent
times achieved some clarity and consensus among scholars. The spiritual is associated with …

I would like to thank the Sociology department and its Chair, Neil Fligstein, for the
opportunity to speak here today in front of this impressive audience. I would like to thank …

One of the central questions in social science is 'Why do people behave as they do?'A
common social scientific answer is,'because of their interests'. Despite the importance of the …

Mapping the religious field of present-day Western cultures such as America and Europe
requires a synopsis of perspectives. There are, on the one hand, classical ways of defining …

While several studies have explored the interactional dynamics of charismatic power, most
have neglected the role of what Weber termed the charismatic aristocracy. This article …

This book explores the relationship between religion and secularization in the contemporary
global era. In so doing, it seeks to advance sociological debates about how an increasing …

Sinds 1984 bespreek ik iedere maand een proefschrift in het Wetenschapskatern van NRC-
Handelsblad. Soms stelt een proefschrift teleur of maakt je boos, omdat het zo'n gemiste …

Aims and objectives The aim of the programme is to make project management a global
profession, and thereby encourage free movement of labour within the project management …

Since the enormous shift in the everyday semantic from “religion” to “spirituality” has also
affected the terminology of the scientific study of religion, it appears necessary to explain the …

Bourdieu is widely considered by many scholars to have been one of the most influential
French intellectuals of the twentieth century. His interdisciplinary work, linking anthropology …