Religion and academia reframed: connecting religion, science, and society in the Long Sixties

"The Long Sixties (1955-1973) were a period of economic prosperity, political unrest, sexual liberation, cultural experimentation, and profound religious innovation throughout the Western world. This social effervescence also affected the study of religion by reshaping the relationships between...

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Beteiligte: Rota, Andrea 1983- (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Brill [2023]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion / Supplements (volume 21)
Jahr: 2023
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Method & theory in the study of religion / Supplements volume 21
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Religionssoziologie / Soziale Situation / Geschichte 1955-1973
RelBib Classification:AA Religionswissenschaft
AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
TK Neueste Zeit
weitere Schlagwörter:B United States Social conditions 20th century
B Aufsatzsammlung
B Religion and sociology Case studies
B Nineteen sixties
B Religion and science Case studies
B Religion and science (United States) 20th century
B Religion and sociology (United States) 20th century
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Zusammenfassung:"The Long Sixties (1955-1973) were a period of economic prosperity, political unrest, sexual liberation, cultural experimentation, and profound religious innovation throughout the Western world. This social effervescence also affected the study of religion by reshaping the relationships between academic and religious institutions and discourses. While the mainstream churches sought to deploy the instruments of the social sciences to understand and manage the changing socioreligious context, prominent scholars regarded the bubbly spirituality of the counterculture as the harbinger of a new era; some of them actively used their academic knowledge to further this revolution. This book discusses the multiple entanglements of religion and science during these turbulent decades through theoretically informed case studies from both sides of the Atlantic"--
Beschreibung:Includes index
ISBN:9004546561