The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology
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The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology

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The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology

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This book provides a rationale for a Christian sociology, challenging the materialist epistemology of contemporary sociology, which provides only a limited understanding of social behavior. Developing a history of the origins of sociology that recognizes the centrality of Christianity to the discipline's development, it considers the secularization thesis and questions surrounding positivism, scientism and postmodernism, as well as engaging with the work of a range of figures including Margaret Archer, Robert Bellah, Peter Berger, Hans Joas, Thomas Luckmann, David Martin, and Christian Smith. A critique of modern sociology, which argues that a Christian approach provides a better explanation than contemporary paradigms of the polarization occurring today in American society, The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology will appeal to scholars and students with interests in sociological theory, research methods and epistemology, and the sociology of religion.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
9781000922110
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Theory
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication Page
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 The Faith of a Christian Sociologist
  10. 2 Christianity and a Brief Prehistory of Sociology
  11. 3 Secularization and Sociology's Founding
  12. 4 Christian Sociology and the Social Gospel in America
  13. 5 Positivism and Sociology's Rejection of Christianity
  14. 6 Sociology, Secularism, and Atheism
  15. 7 Christian Sociology and the Person
  16. 8 The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index