Many aspects of religion are puzzling these days. This book looks at ways of improving our
understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the …

The Sociology of Religion Page 1 A Critical Agenda Second Edition Grace Davie The Sociology
of Religion The Sociology of Religion Grace Davie Second Edition Page 2 The Sociology of …

The ways in which humans interact with their location is an important topic within
sociological studies of religion. It is integral to the place of religion in secular society.'The …

Is it true that religion is weakening in modern times, or are we facing religious resurgence?
What is fundamentalism? How does it emerge and grow? What role does religion play in …

This book is the first in over a decade to attempt a systematic synthesis of the field of
conversion studies, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology …

In the face of continuing debate about the adequacy and definition of the concept of
'religion', this paper argues that it is necessary for the social sciences to become more self …

This book argues that the last four decades have seen profound and important changes in
the nature and social location of religion, and that those changes are best understood when …

From the local to the global level, religion is–more than ever–an important and hotly debated
part of modern life in the twenty-first century. From silver rings to ringtones and from clubs to …

Why was the idea of synchronicity so important to Jung? Jung's theory of synchronicity
radically challenges the entrenched assumptions of mainstream modern culture in the West …

GLOBALIZATION “Lechner has drawn on his extensive work on, and his deep knowledge of,
globalization to write a brief, accessible, and highly successful introduction to the field. The …