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	Marx, Religion, and Sociology of Religion
		The consequences of human action on religion and religion on men are the proper locuses of attention for social inquiry, unfettered by recourse to "belief" or "faith." Sociologically, faith must be viewed from the perspective of human existence, not the reverse.
		Systematically ignored is Marx's insight that the critique of religion is the premise of all critlcism.
		Because religion sanctions this alienation, because religion and religious institutions have had such a powerful influerce in the lives of humans, it is necessary to criticize the "effect" in order to get to the source.
	www.angelfire.com /or/sociologyshop/msor.html (3869 words)

	Durkheim - The Work - Sociology of Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Religion is eminently social: it occurs in a social context, and, more importantly, when men celebrate sacred things, they unwittingly celebrate the power of their society.
		Finally, religion has a euphoric function in that it serves to counteract feelings of frustration and loss of faith and certitude by reestablishing the believers' sense of well-being, their sense of the essential rightness of the moral world of which they are a part.
		On the most general plane, religion as a social institution serves to give meaning to man's existential predicaments by tying the individual to that supra-individual sphere of transcendent values which is ultimately rooted in his society.
	www2.pfeiffer.edu /~lridener/DSS/Durkheim/DURKW3.HTML (1408 words)

	sociology - Religion
		Religion, a term sometimes used interchangeably with faith, is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices and institutions associated with such belief.
		Religion utilises methods that are based upon subjective interpretation of personal intuition or experience, and/or on the authority of a perceived prophet or a sacred text.
		Religions of pre-industrial peoples, or cultures in development to industrial conditions, are similarly observed by the anthropology of religion.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Religion (9125 words)

	Sociology of Religion
		Religion serves as one system that helps the organism to regulate and change itself to survive.
		The community of people that are setup within a religion which call themselves a church establish an ethical system that maintains relationships within and beyond the communityâs defining activities e.g.
		Equally, religion still exists and is yet to be completely replaced by political and community ideals, although it has in part.
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	Sociology of Religion
		Understanding religion requires us not only to understand what goes on and is understood by individuals, but that what goes on and is understood is mediated by the social contexts in which particular religious understandings exist.
		This is especially true of the most primitive religions, which do not rely on complex abstract mysteries (how did mary get preggers anyway?), but seek explanations for everyday occurrences (the beginning of the monsoons, or the growth of crops).
		Religion, as opposed to magic, has beliefs common to a group, whereas magical beliefs are received individually.
	www.siu.edu /~socio/relpolnotes.htm (7392 words)

	Religion: The Social Context -- Reading
		Religion: The Social Context summarizes a vast literature in the sociology of religion.
		Although South Africa has moved politically beyond its decades-old policy of apartheid, this analysis of the complex ways that religion has been linked with cohesion and conflict will continue to be useful for understanding the problems that country will face in the future, as well as those it faced in the immediate past.
		Durkheim’s classical study uses illustrations from the religion of the Arunta of Australia to explicate his theory of the social foundations of religious beliefs and practices.
	www.trinity.edu /mmcguire/religion/reading.htm (2040 words)

	Sociology and Anthropology
		Sociology is the study of human group life and of the patterns and processes of social structure and social change.
		Principles of modern sociology are taught by application to specific topics ranging from community to family and gender roles to sport and leisure.
		Principles of modern sociology are taught by application to specific social problems ranging from family violence and criminology to urban decay and population problems.
	www.southwestern.edu /academic/registrar/cat2001/socanthro.html (1941 words)

	Notes on Sociology of Religion Reading
		Durkheim begins by examining what religion is. He rejects the claim that religion is an experience with the "mysterious." For primal beings there is no recognized natural order of the universe so they were not attempting to explain unexplainable events of nature.
		Religion tends to make nonfalsifiable claims (general compensators relating to the supernatural like claims of an afterlife) and so is free from scientific investigation.
		A "legitimate" religion is one which validates translation (proper social structure; surface structure); and an "authentic" religion is one which validates transformation to a higher spiritual-psychological level (deep structure).
	members.tripod.com /~andrea65/booksoc.htm (2830 words)

	The Sociology of Religion
		Religion has been an important dimension of all societies and continues to play an influential role in virtually all aspects of contemporary life.
		The sociology of religion seeks to understand religion in its varied manifestations as a social institution, as a cultural practice, and as a pattern of beliefs and activities that are shaped by societal conditions and that, in turn, shape these conditions.
		Sociologists of religion are characterized by a wide range of religious beliefs, as well as nonbelief, and embrace a variety of theoretical and methodological orientations.
	www2.asanet.org /section34/soc_of_rel.html (159 words)

	What is the Sociology of Religion? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The sociology of religion is a discipline that objectively hold various religions and religious phenomena, and sociologically understand them.
		Comte's ideas were not gradually accepted, but sociologists needed to explain the role of religion in society, and the causes and circumstances of the changes in that role.
		Religion gives the criterion of judgement and motivation of behavior to people, arouses or controles the specific emotion and the human sympathy.
	www.s.soka.ac.jp /~tnakano/english/religion-e.html (307 words)

	All About a Sociology Major
		Sociology is the study of group life -- its characteristics, causes, and consequences.
		A sociology major prepares students for fields requiring knowledge of social science and human services as well as for graduate training in the social sciences, urban planning, law, business, social work, and other professional fields.
		Graduating with honors in sociology requires a 3.00 overall grade point average, a 3.50 grade point average in sociology courses, and successful completion of a senior thesis in sociology.
	www.skidmore.edu /academics/sociology/majoring.html (916 words)

	ipedia.com: Sociology of religion Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		According to the Normal Revelations model, religions are founded when the founder interprets ordinary natural phenomena as supernatural; for instance, ascribing his or her own creativity in inventing the religion to that of the deity.
		Those with no religion or no interest in religion are difficult to convert, especially since the cult and sect beliefs are so extreme by the standards of the surrounding society.
		The religion of the common people took much longer to change (sometimes centuries), but once the elite had changed their religion the change of the whole society was inevitable.
	www.ipedia.com /sociology_of_religion_1.html (1304 words)

	Sociology of Religion
		Durkheim defined religion as a “unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things.” He said that to understand religion, we must understand sacred symbols and what they represent.
		“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed culture, the sentiment of a heartless world and the soul of soulless conditions.
		Religion can be used to justify the social class system and your place in it.
	members.fortunecity.com /rsrevision/sociologyofreligion.htm (617 words)

	BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Home Page
		A particular concern of the Study Group is to encourage younger members of the Group and to increase the profile of the Sociology of Religion within Sociology.
		This is the first collection of essays to assess the significance of spirituality in the sociology of religion.
		The relationship between secularisation and spirituality is examined and consideration is given to the significance of Simmel in relation to a sociology of spirituality.
	www.socrel.org.uk (312 words)

	Sociology of Religion
		This is a class in the sociology of religion.
		Religion as an institution is taken seriously, but this class neither endorses nor rejects religious belief or practice.
		While we will look at claims that religion is socially "functional" in some sense, we shall also examine arguments made by intellectuals such as the biologist Richard Dawkins that religion is an "evil virus" responsible for much human suffering.
	uwacadweb.uwyo.edu /AshleyWY/sociology_32001.htm (2601 words)

	Baylor University \|\| Department of Sociology \|\| Sociology of Religion
		Only one Ph.D. program in the Sociology of Religion is adequately staffed and able to offer each student a customized program including almost unlimited research opportunities.
		At present, Baylor has six sociologists whose primary specialty is religion and several others who are doing research on religion - in addition to affiliated faculty in other social science departments.
		Although the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) is only beginning its second year of existence, it already has obtained nearly $5 million in research grants, and has millions in proposals still pending.
	www.baylor.edu /Sociology/index.php?id=17618 (224 words)

	Habitat for Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion - Book Review Sociology of Religion - Find ...
		Sociology of Religion, Fall, 2002 by Corey J. Colyer
		The first concerns religion's relationship to civic participation within the broader social ecology of the voluntary sector.
		Third, and most specifically, the study applies qualitative sociology to explore the vitality of para-church organizations in the contemporary religious marketplace.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0SOR/is_3_63/ai_92284227 (932 words)

	Canyon College: The Sociology of Religion
		Welcome to RL 520, The Sociology of Religion, where we will be studying two of the fathers of sociology and two of the major interpreters of religion.
		Sociology of Religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology.
		Global religious pluralism and conflict, the nature of religious cults and sects, the influence of religion on racial, gender and sexuality issues, and the effect of the media and modern culture has on religious practices are all topics of interest in current sociology of religion research.
	www.canyoncollege.edu /cc/religious_studies/syllabus/rl520.htm (1241 words)

	Sociology of Religion : College of Liberal Arts
		Sociologists of religion examine social factors affecting individuals' beliefs and practices, the social conditions under which religious groups tend to persist and change over time, and social circumstances shaping and reshaping religious norms and values in society.
		Reflecting sociology's long-standing interest in religion, Purdue's Department of Sociology and Anthropology has developed one of the nation's premier programs in the sociology of religion.
		Faculty and students participate in cutting-edge research on the social nature of religion and to share their findings with other researchers by means of books, articles in professional journals, and presentations at professional meetings.
	www.cla.purdue.edu /sociology/programs/sociologyofreligion.cfm (323 words)

	Amazon.com: Invitation to the Sociology of Religion: Books: Phil Zuckerman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Invitation to the Sociology of Religion is the ideal 'anti-text' for introducing undergraduates to the major themes, problems and goals of the sociological study of religion while also stimulating lively discussion and critical thinking about religion.
		Another whole chapter is spent defining the difference between a cult and a religion: a cult is usually a religious group that is too small, and of too recent an origin to become accepted as a religion.
		Since, in many cases, religion defines people and their culture, it safe to assume that if lets say Zuckerman's father was born in Yemen in 1785 he 100% be Shiite Muslim, or if he was born in Ethiopia in 19th century he would most likely belong to Coptic Orthodox church.
	www.amazon.com /Invitation-Sociology-Religion-Phil-Zuckerman/dp/0415941261 (2825 words)

	Habitat for Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion - Book Review Sociology of Religion - Find ...
		Sociology of Religion, Fall, 2002 by Corey J. Colyer
		The first concerns religion's relationship to civic participation within the broader social ecology of the voluntary sector.
		Third, and most specifically, the study applies qualitative sociology to explore the vitality of para-church organizations in the contemporary religious marketplace.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0SOR/is_3_63/ai_92284227 (914 words)

	Sociology of Religion References
		The book by Kelly proved controversial in sociology of religion and has sparked off much work to prove or disprove the thesis.
		The works by Berger and Wallace represent the older paradigm of sociology of religion, embracing secularisation theory - that as society advances religion becomes less important.
		The works by Stark are representative of the new paradigm which seeks to understand why religion succeeds even in "advanaced" countries.
	www.glam.ac.uk /sotschool/doms/Research/cgrowth/socrefs.php (378 words)

	the SOCIOLOGY of RELIGION
		This course is a first attempt—a survey attempt, if you will—to come to grips with the peculiar human phenomenon of religion from the distinctive perspective of sociology, with a dash of the other social sciences thrown in.
		As such, it is not a course about religion in the sense of the history or the theology of different religions.
		In fact, this course on the sociology of religion is not about any particular religion at all, but rather about religion qua religion.
	web.pdx.edu /~tothm/religion (1354 words)

	socrel2001.html
		We will analyze religion as it is embedded in and related to other aspects of social and cultural systems.
		Analyzing religion in relation to non-religious systems provides opportunity to develop understanding of both the changes and continuities in the structure and role of religion in modern societies and the shifting boundaries of religious and non-religious activity.
		A sociology of religion bibliography will be avalailable for you to consult on line as you think about what topic to pursue for your paper.
	www.columbia.edu /~cb337/socrel2001.html (782 words)

	Soc_of_Religion
		Religion is a social institution which is present in all societies and provides the basis for any society's belief system. From
		Religion, but he dissected it to reveal many components that are within all world religions. The most basic aspect of all religions is that they are all based on an interpretation of the world of the
		within all religions. In his analysis of Religion, Durkheim brought forth a solid foundation for the study of Religion and opened the door for other Sociologists to examine this important social institution in ways that had never been done before.
	ryoung001.homestead.com /Soc_of_Religion.html (424 words)

	SocioSite: SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
		The tenets of the Mazdayasni Zarathushtri religion, as accepted and preached by all the Dasturjees and religious teachers and common Zarathushtris in India.
		A society dedicated to liberate humanity from authoritarian religions and denominations which reduce and divide people; which claim that our worth is determined by our relationship to a god, and which restrain thoughts and feelings with their dogmas and rigid and out of date moral code.
		The journal sets itself the objective of promoting a comparative perspective covering both ancient and contemporary religions of favouring cooperation between all social sciences with the object of shedding light on the multiple facets of the religious phenomenon and welcoming the presentation of theoretical developments of research.
	www.sociosite.net /topics/religion.php (6548 words)

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