Religion on the Edge De-centering and Re-centering the Sociology of Religion [Paperback]

The thirteen essays in this volume challenge conventional scholarly approaches to the sociology of religion. They urge readers to look beyond congregational settings, beyond the United States, and to religions other than Christianity, and encourage critical engagement with religion's complex social consequences.Religion on the Edgeoffers groundbreaking new methodologies and models, bringing to light conceptual lacunae, re-centering what is unsettled by their use, and inviting a significant reordering of long-accepted political and economic hierarchies. The book shows how social scientists across the disciplines can engage with the sociology of religion. By challenging many of its long-standing empirical and analytic tendencies, the contributors to this volume show how their work informs and is informed by debates in other fields and the analytical purchase gained by bringing these many conversations together.Religion on the Edgewill be a crucial resource for any scholar seeking to understand our post-modern, post-secular world.

Acknowledgements
Contributors
Religion on the Edge: An Introduction
Courtney Bender, Wendy Cadge, Peggy Levitt, David Smilde

Part I. Rethinking Categories: Theoretical Approaches
1. Grappling with the Legacy of Modernity: Implications for the Sociology of Religion
Manuel A. V?squez
2. Beyond Cultural Autonomy in the Sociological Study of Religion
David Smilde
3. Toward a Comparative Historical Sociology of Religious Politics
Ates Altinordu
4. Religious Self-Constitution: A Relational Perspective
Michal Pagis
5. Studying Public Religion: Beyond the Beliefs-Driven Actor
Paul Lichterman
6. Pluralism and Secularism
Courtney Bender
7. Religion on the Move: Mapping Global Cultural Production and Consumption
Peggy Levitt

Part II. Exemplary Cases: Empirical Examinations
8. Difficult Dialogues: The Technologies and Limits of Reconciliation
Dawne Moon
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