Tales from a Life in the Sociology of Religion
From structural functionalism and social realism to a vastly different sociology and social context, keeping up with changes within the profession and in the object of study, society, has been a challenge. A burning desire to use what is known to build a better society and enhance the lives of all,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 32, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 117-130 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious pluralism
/ Publicity
/ Everyday life
/ Religiosity
/ Religious sociology
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Further subjects: | B
history of sociology
B Religion and society B Religious Diversity B Religion and Public Policy B sociology of religion |
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| Summary: | From structural functionalism and social realism to a vastly different sociology and social context, keeping up with changes within the profession and in the object of study, society, has been a challenge. A burning desire to use what is known to build a better society and enhance the lives of all, but especially those less fortunate and trapped in structures of poverty, discrimination or abuse, has provided an ongoing motivation to discover what is and to work to make real what might be. In pursuing social justice, which is always a pursuit, I have found both sociology and theology, critically and tentatively received, to be very helpful. An allergy to the doctrinaire developed very early persists to the present as diversity continues to delight and enliven. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.39634 |