By Douglas J. Davies,Adam J. Powell

ISBN-10: 147242526X

ISBN-13: 9781472425263

considerably influencing the sociological learn of faith, Hans Mol built principles of identification which stay thought-provoking for analyses of ways faith operates inside of modern societies. Sacred Selves, Sacred Settings brings present social-religious issues into sharp concentration: overseas students examine, problem, and practice Mol’s theoretical assertions. This publication introduces the original tale of Hans Mol, who survived Nazi imprisonment and proceeded to comb shoulders with ambitious intellectuals of the 20 th century, resembling Robert Merton, Talcott Parsons, and Reinhold Niebuhr. delivering a clean standpoint on renowned topics corresponding to secularization, pluralism, and where of faith within the public sphere, this ebook units case reviews inside an highbrow biography which describes Mol’s key impacts and divulges the continued import of Hans Mol’s paintings utilized to fresh facts and inside a modern context.

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