Acts of Faith
Explaining the Human Side of Religion
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Author
Publication
2000-08-07 - University of California Press
Language
English
Word Count
87,500 words, Guess
Page Count
350 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveactsoffaithexpla0000star
- ISBN-100520222024
- ISBN-139780520222021
- LibraryThing90895
- Library of Congress Control Number99088220
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number42980195
- Better World Books9780520222021
- Open LibraryOL7710819M
Classifications
- LCCBL60 .S675 2000
Description
Finally, social scientists have begun to attempt to understand religious behavior rather than to discredit it as irrational, ignorant, or foolish -- and Rodney Stark and Roger Finke have played a major role in this new approach. Acknowledging that science cannot assess the supernatural side of religion (and therefore should not claim to do so), Stark and Finke analyze the observable, human side of faith. In clear and engaging prose, the authors combine explicit theorizing with animated discussions as they move from considering the religiousness of individuals to the dynamics of religious groups and then to the religious workings of entire societies as religious groups contend for support. The result is a comprehensive new paradigm for the social-scientific study of religion.
First Sentence
An immense intellectual shift is taking place in the social scientific study of religion.
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