ABSTRACT

Peter Berger is the most influential contemporary sociologist of religion. This collection of essays is the first in-depth study of his contribution to the field, providing a comprehensive introduction to his work and to current thought in the study of religion. Themes addressed include:
* Berger on religion and theology
* Religion, spirituality and the discontents of modernity
* Secularization and de-secularization
A postscript by Peter Berger, responding to the essays, completes this overview of this major figure's work.

part |31 pages

Berger on religion and theology

chapter |6 pages

Berger: an appreciation

chapter |14 pages

Berger: theology and sociology

part |44 pages

Religion, spirituality and the discontents of modernity

chapter |30 pages

Homeless minds today?

part |72 pages

Signals of transcendence

chapter |13 pages

Berger's vision in retrospect

chapter |10 pages

Postscript