contemporary developments Christiano, Kevin J. creator Swatos, William H. Kivisto, Peter 1948- text bibliography mdu Lanham, Md Rowman & Littlefield Publishers c2008 2008 2. ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 374 p. ill. 26 cm. By way of introduction -- Studying religion -- The "religion" of secularization and the history of religions -- Religion in the United States : denominationalism and beyond -- Social class, religion, and power : a classic field of inquiry -- Religion and ethnicity : a complex relationship -- Gender, sexuality, and religion : spirituality in different voices? -- Religious change : the case of Catholicism in the United States -- The globalization dynamic : historic animosities or postmodern politics? -- Mediating meaning : religion in--and as--contemporary culture -- Boundary issues : church, state, and new religions. Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos, Jr., Peter Kivisto. Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-359) and index. Religion and sociology BL60 .C465 2008 306.6 C5554s 9780742561113 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0742561119 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2007048769 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007048769.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007048769.html DLC 111118 20160527185200.0 305732