Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
A Sociological Study of Conventional Religion
Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-62566-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Originally published in 1984, The Need for Certainty explores the different ways in which people can be religious within the conventional traditions of the main Christian denominations.
Based on in-depth analysis of letters sent to John Robinson, then Bishop of Woolwich, after the publication of his book Honest to God, The Need for Certainty describes five contrasting ways of being religious and explores how, despite being mutually incompatible, they are able to coexist in the churches. In doing so, it argues that a proper grasp of this wide variation in styles of religiousness is a prerequisite for quantitative surveys of religion. Each contrasting religious style is explored in turn and illustrated with quotations from the original letters. The intense desire for religious certainty is extensively explored and presented as a debased, but common, form of religious aspiration that often leads to the degeneration of faith.
The Need for Certainty is ideal for those with an interest in Christianity, the sociology of religion, and theology.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; 1: Varieties of Religion; 2: Exemplarism; 3: Conversionism; 4: Theism; 5: Gnosticism; 6: Traditionalism; 7: Implications and Conclusions; Notes; Appendix; Index
