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  • A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural

    Written by one of the most revered sociologists of the of the 20th century, A Rumor of Angels gives readers a unique insight into the complicated relationship between religion and society. It is undeniable that religion has had a profound effect on civilization. Readers...
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  • Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore

    Peter L. Berger is arguably the best-known American sociologist living today. Since the 1960s he has been publishing books on many facets of the American social scene, and several are now considered classics. So it may be hard to believe Professor Berger's description of...
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  • Between Relativism and Fundamentalism: Religious Resources for a Middle Position by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    Between Relativism and Fundamentalism: Religious Resources for a Middle Position

    Our contemporary culture is dominated by two extremes -- relativism and fundamentalism. Neither is desirable: relativism claims that all questions of truth are irrelevant, whereas fundamentalism insists on sole possession of absolute truth. Internationally renowned sociologist of religion Peter Berger has gathered a group...
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  • In Search of an East Asian Development Model by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    In Search of an East Asian Development Model

    The papers collected in this volume were presented at a conference sponsored by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs (formerly the Council on Religion and International Affairs). The conference, " In Search of an East Asian Development Model," was held at the...
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  • Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective

    This lucid and lively book, punctuated with witty, incisive examples, is addressed both to the layman who wants to know what sociology is all about and to students and sociologists who are concerned about the larger implications and dimensions of their discipline. Professor Berger...
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  • Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World

    Much discussed but poorly understood, globalization is at once praised as the answer to all the world's problems and blamed for everything from pollution to poverty. Here Berger and Huntington bring together an array of experts who paint a subtle and richly shaded portrait,...
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  • Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience

    Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Berger contends that the comic...
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  • The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics

    Theorists of "secularization" have for two centuries been saying that religion must inevitably decline in the modern world. But today, much of the world is as religious as ever. This volume challenges the belief that the modern world is increasingly secular, showing instead that...
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  • The Hidden Form of Capital: Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    The Hidden Form of Capital: Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress

    'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.Author: Peter L. BergerISBN-10: 0857284134ISBN-13: 9780857284136Publisher: Anthem PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2011Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
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  • The Limits Of Social Cohesion: Conflict And Mediation In Pluralist Societies by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    The Limits of Social Cohesion: Conflict and Mediation in Pluralist Societies

    Normative conflicts center on fundamental disagreements over issues of public morality and the identity of a society. In thinking about normative conflicts on a global scale, two principal questions arise. First, are there common characteristics of such conflicts worldwide? Second, which institutions polarize such...
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  • The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion

    An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs--featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.In this book, Berger that religion is the "sacred canopy" which every human society...
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  • The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge

    Called the "fifth-most important sociological book of the 20th century" by the International Sociological Association, this groundbreaking study of knowledge introduces the concept of "social construction" into the social sciences for the first time. In it, Berger and Luckmann reformulate the task of the...
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  • To Empower People: The Debate That Is Changing America and the World by Berger, Peter L.
    Peter L. Berger

    To Empower People: The Debate That Is Changing America and the World

    Author: Peter L. BergerISBN-10: 0844739456ISBN-13: 9780844739458Publisher: AEI PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1985Pages: 237Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
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