The Anthem Companion to Peter Berger (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Imber, Jonathan B.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) was among the most prominent sociologists of the past half-century. He co-authored with Thomas Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality, considered to be a modern classic of social science. His work on social theory, the sociology of religion, third-world development, and the role of capitalism in modern life define his enduring importance as a leading figure in social science. Berger established an international reputation for his various studies of economic development in different parts of the world, including Central America and South Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839984563
• Artikelnr.: 63419618

Autorenporträt

Jonathan B. Imber is Jean Glasscock Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College. He was Editor-in-Chief of Society from 1998 to 2020. He is author of Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine and Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine. He edited the Anthem Companion to Philip Rieff.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
 Chapter 1. Plurality, Choice, and the Dynamics of Doubt, Jerry Z. Muller
 Chapter 2. Peter L. Berger and the Challenge of Modern Pluralism, Robert W. Hefner
 Chapter 3. Making Peace with Pluralism in America, Dennis R. Hoover
 Chapter 4. Religion and Secularity in a Desecularizing Russia, Christopher Marsh
 Chapter 5. The Moral Limits of Religious Pluralism, Wolfram Weisse
 Chapter 6. Peter L. Berger and Arnold Gehlen: Secularization, Institutions and Social Order, Bryan S. Turner
  Chapter 7. Peter L. Berger's Three Religions, Titus Hjelm
 Chapter 8. Objectivation: The Material Heritage of Peter L. Berger, Michaela Pfadenhauer
 Chapter 9. Peter L. Berger's The Social Construction of Reality, Jochen Dreher
 Chapter 10. The Untaken Road to Phenomenological Sociology, Patrik Aspers
 Chapter 11. Cheering for Capitalism, Peter T. Leeson and Claudia R. Williamson
 Chapter 12. Peter L. Berger and Economic Sociology , Peter J. Boettke
 Chapter 13. Peter L. Berger Changed the Direction of My Work ... and My Life, Charles L. Glenn
 Chapter 14. Peter L. Berger on Religion as Choice Rather than Fate, Samuel Heilman
 List of Contributors
 Index