Religion on the edge : de-centering and re-centering the sociology of religion /
The 13 essays in this volume offer a challenge to conventional scholarly approaches to the sociology of religion. They urge readers to look beyond congregational settings, beyond the United States, and to religions other than Christianity, and encourage critical engagement with religion's compl...
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Rethinking categories: theoretical approaches. Grappling with the legacy of modernity: implications for the sociology of religion / Manuel A. Vásquez
- Beyond the strong program in the sociology of religion / David Smilde
- Toward a comparative-historical sociology of religious politics: the case for cross-religious and cross-regional comparisons / Ates Altinordu
- Religious self-constitution: a relational perspective / Michal Pagis
- Studying public religion: beyond the beliefs-driven actor / Paul Lichterman
- Pluralism and secularism / Courtney Bender
- Religion on the move: mapping global cultural production and consumption / Peggy Levitt. pt. 2. Exemplary cases: empirical examinations. Difficult dialogues: the technologies and limits of reconciliation / Dawne Moon
- Negotiating religious differences in secular organizations: the case of hospital chapels / Wendy Cadge
- Negotiating pluralism in Québec: identity, religion, and secularism in the debate over "reasonable accommodation" / Geneviève Zubrzycki
- Revisiting religious power: the Korean Evangelical Church as a disciplinary institution / Kelly H. Chong
- Crossing borders: transnational sanctuary, social justice, and the church / Jacqueline Maria Hagan. Conclusion: working with the edges / Courtney Bender, Wendy Cadge, Peggy Levitt, and David Smilde.