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Social Theory and Religion
- J. Beckford
- Philosophy
- 2003
Introduction 1. Religion: a social constructionist approach 2. Secularisation 3. The vagaries of religious pluralism 4. Globalisation and religion 5. Social theory and religious movements 6.…
SSSR Presidential Address Public Religions and the Postsecular: Critical Reflections
- J. Beckford
- Sociology
- 1 March 2012
The term "postsecular" is proliferating in the writings of scholars working in the humanities and social sciences. This article assesses the variety of meanings attributed to the term, groups them in…
Cult controversies : the societal response to new religious movements
- J. Richardson, J. Beckford
- Sociology
- 1 March 1987
The SAGE handbook of the sociology of religion
- J. Beckford, N. J. Demerath
- Sociology
- 2007
PART ONE: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS The Classical Tradition in Sociology of Religion - Randall Collins Assessing Modernities - Kevin J. Christiano From 'Pre-' to 'Post-' to 'Ultra-' Secularisation and…
Religion in prison : equal rites in a multi-faith society
- J. Beckford, Sophie Gilliat
- Philosophy
- 11 June 1998
1. Equal opportunities and multiculturalism in prisons 2. Chaplaincy, chaplains, chapels and other faiths 3. Church of England prison chaplains 4. Visiting ministers of other faiths 5. 'Facilitation'…
Religion and Advanced Industrial Society
- J. Beckford
- Economics
- 19 March 2019
In this book James Beckford demonstrates that sociologists have much to gain from a strengthening of the connections between general theories about the changing character of modern western societies…
The Trumpet of Prophecy: A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses
- J. Beckford
- History
- 1 September 1976
in this field. To that extent the title of the book is somewhat misleading, since an important aspect of religion in changing Japan is excluded. The evidence presented on the decline of traditional…
Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare
- J. Beckford
- Sociology
- 2 January 2014
Muslim Prison Chaplains in Canada and Britain
- J. Beckford, Ilona Cairns
- Political Science
- 1 February 2015
The separation between religion and the state is widely regarded as a central feature of modernization processes, but sociological research has tended to neglect the extent to which even ‘secular…
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