Religion for Realists
Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 19 December 2024
- ISBN 9780197672556
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 137x137x2 mm
- Weight 249 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 25 547
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Short description:
In Religion for Realists, Samuel L. Perry argues that, as people in the West self-sort into partisan tribes, we need the scientific study of religion--the rational, data-driven analysis of religious life--now more than ever. This book presents a practical roadmap for ensuring that its insights are widely available, accessible, and impactful.
MoreLong description:
More than half a century ago, sociologist J. Milton Yinger remarked about religion, "There are few major subjects about which men know so little, yet feel so certain." Samuel L. Perry says that Yinger had it right. Americans--and Westerners more generally--neglect the scientific study of religion, and we do so at our peril.
In Religion for Realists, Perry argues that we need the scientific study of religion--the rational, data-driven analysis of religious life-now more than ever. Contrary to the fears of many religious Americans, the scientific study of religion only threatens empirical falsehoods, promulgated often to the benefit of charlatans and demagogues. And contrary to the silent hopes of many secular academics, religion doesn't go away when you ignore it. Instead, interest groups fill the void to shape the public's understanding of religious reality: sometimes well, usually poorly.
Perry makes the case that, as people in the West self-sort into partisan tribes, all of us--religious and irreligious alike--need the scientific study of religion. This book presents a practical roadmap for ensuring that its insights are widely available, accessible, and impactful.
You should read Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion. The author, sociologist Samuel Perry, will help you understand how social scientists think about religion. Most importantly, his work will improve how you think about religion too.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction: Real, but Different
1. We Were All Wrong: Anglo-Protestant Misconceptions
2. Belongers Before Believers: Group Identity and Norms
3. Evangelism The Old-Fashioned Way: Population Dynamics
4. Come Over Here And Make Me: The Power of Structure
5. More Than Benign Disinterest: (Why) Is Religion Research Marginalized?
6. Fulfilling the Promise: What Religion Scholars Owe the Public
Notes
References
Index
