Religion in the Modern World: From Cathedrals to Cults Tapa dura - 1996

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. OXFORD : 2000. [ First published in 1996.]. Paperback. White, silver and dark red pictorial covers. Tight, bright and clean. Ex college library with minimal markings. VERY GOOD INDEED. (vi), 256 pages. Includes bibliography. Index. CONTENTS: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Foundations of Modernity -- 3. The Erosion of the Supernatural -- 4. Structuring Religion -- 5. Religion, Ethnicity, and Social Change -- 6. America and God -- 7. The New Religions of the 1970s -- 8. The New Age -- 9. Conclusion. SUMMARY: The people of the Middle Ages did what the Church told them God required. The sovereign consumers of the modern world 'pick and mix' their own religions. This book offers a comprehensive sociological description of modern changes in religious life. Starting with the Reformation and ending with New Age spirituality, this book offers a comprehensive sociological description and explanation of the changes in the… Leer más

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