Article: Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments.(Book Review)

Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments, by KEVIN CHRISTIANO, WILLIAM SWATOS, JR., and PETER KIVISTO. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2002, 365 pp.; $44.95 (cloth).

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Religion in Western Society by STEPHEN J. HUNT. New York: Palgrave, 2002, 235pp.; $75.00 (cloth).

Two new sociology of religion textbooks are notable, in part, for their divergent approaches to the study of religion. British sociologist Stephen Hunt gives us a short and concise text that treats Western religion, both American and European, as a cultural phenomenon. American sociologists Kevin Christiano, William Swatos, Jr., and Peter Kivisto provide a more ...

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