Why are people in modern societies rel igious? What is the nature of religious involvemen t in political action, terrorism, and conflict? Wh at is the meaning and relevance of religious liber ty? In Religions Engaging Contemporary Life, George M. Thomas addresses these questions and others through his cultural, historical, and glob al model of culture. This fresh and accessible tex tbook covers theoretical issues in the study of re ligion, using as examples Protestantism in early m odern Europe, North American revivalism, Islam, li beration theology and Pentecostal movements in Lat in America. It exposes students to the central ana lytical questions, methodologies, and practical is sues that drive the sociology of religion.
- ISBN10 0813334942
- ISBN13 9780813334943
- Publish Date 1 January 1999
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 16 April 2014
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Westview Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English