Rethinking the theoretical base of Peter L. Berger's sociology of religion: Social construction, power, and discourse
Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last sixty years. In the sociology of religion, his publications are among the key works of the discipline. This paper is a "positive critique" of three aspects of Berger's theoretical work in the sociolog...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Critical research on religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 223-236 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Berger, Peter L. 1929-2017
/ Religious sociology
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Further subjects: | B
Peter L. Berger
B Discourse B Social Construction B sociology of religion B Power |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last sixty years. In the sociology of religion, his publications are among the key works of the discipline. This paper is a "positive critique" of three aspects of Berger's theoretical work in the sociology of religion: (1) an inconsistent application of the idea of social construction, (2) a lack of focus on power and ideology, and (3) an insufficient operationalization of language as a vehicle of world-construction. Augmenting Berger's field-defining work with insights from contemporary theories of ideology and discourse, the article provides an outline for a critical constructionist approach to the sociology of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303219874392 |
