American Sociology of Religion: HistoriesAnthony J. Blasi This is a collection of histories of various aspects of American sociology of religion. The contributions range from descriptions of early dissertations, accounts of changes in theoretical conceptualization, the evolution of studies of particular denominations, to the rise of new areas of inquiry such as globalization, feminism, new religions, and the study of the religious traditions of Latino/a Americans. Taken as a whole, the volume complements rather than duplicates commemorative issues of the relevant journals, which focused on the scholarly organizations in the field. It represents a first effort to develop an organized treatment of the fascinating history of the specialty in the U.S.A. |
Contents
Introduction Anthony J Blasi | 1 |
1 Early Dissertations in American Sociology of Religion Anthony J Blasi | 15 |
2 The Theoretical Trajectory Doyle Paul Johnson | 43 |
3 The Protestant Ethic Thesis as American Sociology of Religion William H Swatos Jr and Peter Kivisto | 87 |
4 The Emergence of Mormon Studies in the Social Sciences Armand L Mauss | 121 |
Past Present and Future James C Cavendish | 151 |
6 Buddhism under Study Joseph B Tamney | 177 |
Theory Research and Social Action Nancy NasonClark and Barbara Fishertownsend | 203 |
The Formation of the Theoretical Binary and Beyond Alberto López Pulido | 223 |
9 The Sociology of New Religious Movements E Burke Rochford Jr | 253 |
Some Representative Perspectives John H Simpson | 291 |
Contributors | 315 |
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