Sociological Study of Religion

CONTENTS
• A Strange Compelling Fascination: The Sociological study of Religion • The Philosopher’s Stone: Philosophy in the Sociology of Religion
• The Sociologist of Religion and the Theologian • Allies: Background of History and the Support of other Disciplines
• Church history and canon law, The Geography of Religion, The Psychology of Religion • The Spirit of the Age: some contributory factors bearing upon religion • The Elementary forms of the Religious Life • On Religion, Contribution to the critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of right, German ideology,
• The Sociology of Religion • The rise of religion, Religion of non-privileged classes • Civilization and its discontent • Religion, Class and Control
• The Transforming Power of the Cross • Sociology and the Study of Religion, Functional Theory: Traditional Religion and stable society, The Study of Religion and other Sociological specialization