Invitation to the Sociology of Religion

Phil Zuckerman

Routledge, 2003 - Religion - 156 pages

This book intends to serve as a conversational, colorful, engaging, and provocative introduction to the sociology of religion for undergraduates. Written in lively prose, this volume aims to introduce students to the major themes, problems and goals of the sociological study of religion while also summoning the sense of wonder and curiosity for the enterprise itself.

About the author

Phil Zuckerman is currently a professor of sociology and religion at Pitzer College. He is the author of Strife in the Sanctuary: Religious Schism in a Jewish Community (Alta Mira 1999) and Du Bois on Religion (Altamira 2000).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Invitation to the Sociology of Religion
• Editor: Phil Zuckerman
• Publisher: Routledge, 2003
• ISBN: 0415941261, 9780415941266
• Length: 156 pages
• Subjects: Religion / General; Social Science / Sociology of Religion