Alternative Sociologies of Religion Angus McLaren Innovative research methods and analytic

Innovative research methods and analytic tools are clearly explained

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Ireland and Wales

Associate Professor of Social Work

This wide-ranging cultural and social history explores the industrial-era origins of our modern obsession with work and productivity

Alternative Sociologies of Religion Angus McLaren Innovative research methods and analyticUncovers what the sociology of religion would look like had it emerged in a Confucian, Muslim, or Native American culture rather than in a Christian one Sociology has long used Western Christianity as a model for all religious life. As a result, the field has tended to highlight aspects of religion that Christians find important, such as religious beliefs and formal organizations, while paying less attention to other elements. Rather than simply