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The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology

By: Joseph A. Scimecca

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The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology

By: Joseph A. Scimecca

This book provides a rationale for a Christian sociology, challenging the materialist epistemology of contemporary sociology, which provides only a limited understanding of social behavior. Developing a history of the origins of sociology that recognizes the centrality of Christianity to the discipline’s development, it considers the secularization thesis and questions surrounding positivism, scientism and postmodernism, as well as engaging with the work of a range of figures including Margaret Archer, Robert Bellah, Peter Berger, Hans Joas, Thomas Luckmann, David Martin, and Christian Smith. A critique of modern sociology, which argues that a Christian approach provides a better explanation than contemporary paradigms of the polarization occurring today in American society, The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology will appeal to scholars and students with interests in sociological theory, research methods and epistemology, and the sociology of religion.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000922111

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Christianity and Sociological Theory

Reclaiming the Promise

By: Joseph A. Scimecca

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Christianity and Sociological Theory

Reclaiming the Promise

By: Joseph A. Scimecca

This book offers a history of sociological theory from a Christian perspective, tracing the origins of sociology from the beginnings of Western science as introduced by the Scholastics of the twelfth century, which, when combined with their emphasis on rationality, led to the Enlightenment "science of man"—an emphasis that eventually resulted in sociology, which combined empiricism and a Christian moral philosophy. With chapters focusing on the Scholastics, the Enlightenment, the rise of sociology in France, Germany, and the United States, and the legacy of Positivism, Christianity and Sociological Theory shows how the emphasis on moral philosophy was eventually lost as sociology rejected Christian underpinnings, resulting in what can only be described as an extremely limited sociology. A rigorous exploration of the trajectory of the discipline from its Christian origins, this volume reveals the potential that exists for sociology in an era of postmodern thought to reclaim its promise through a re-introduction of Christianity.

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Routledge

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Christianity and Sociological Theory

Reclaiming the Promise

By: Joseph A. Scimecca

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Reclaiming the Promise

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The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology

The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology

Christianity and Sociological Theory

Christianity and Sociological Theory

Christianity and Sociological Theory

Christianity and Sociological Theory

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