{"product_id":"0131884077","title":"Religion in Society: A Sociology of Religion","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eFresh with new insights, issues, and developments, thisintriguing book offers a sound analysis of religion as a social institutionthat is interdependent and in constant interaction with other societalunits. Objective in approach, it shows readers the importance of chroniclingand analyzing the actions and reactions surrounding religion and society inour endeavor to understand how societies function and change. KEYTOPICS: Emphasizes American religious institutions, but includes manyexamples of the interaction of religion and society in other cultures, bothhistoric and contemporary. It also applies the perspective of church-secttheory to an analysis of recent cult groups, such as the Peoples Temple andthe Branch Davidians. Highlights include a new chapter on the rise ofreligious fundamentalism in its Christian, Jewish, and Islamic forms; andanalysis of current issues in religion and politics, i.e., Protestant andCatholic voting patterns, the abortion controversy, school prayer issues,and recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.\u003c\/p\u003e Booknews \u003cp\u003eJohnstone (Ball State U.) does not say explicitly that his work is a textbook, but it could certainly function as one. He discusses the sociological perspective on religion, religion as a social phenomenon, the classic church-sect continuum of religious organization and evolution, the relationship of religion to major social institutions and structural features of society, and some of the major features of religion in the US. Earlier editions appeared 1975-97. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSocial Sciences\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligious Studies\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSociology\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johnstone, Ronald L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Routledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780131884076\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49574515835070,"sku":"0131884077-4","price":62.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81yF6AfS-FL.jpg?v=1793909882","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0131884077","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}