Religion and personal autonomy: the third disestablishment in America
Phillip E. Hammond
Based on extensive primary research and grounded in a historical and theoretical framework, Religion and Personal Autonomy analyzes the role of religion in contemporary American society. The book makes a significant contribution to the current debate among American--and some non-American--sociologists of religion concerning secularization, the contemporary cultural role of 'mainline' religion for individuals, and the relevance of regional differences in religious identity and change.In this thought-provoking book, the author suggests that while the churches have heretofore reflected local social relationships and a traditional family morality, recent social revolutions have accelerated major changes in this church-culture relationship most evident in the increased emphasis on personal autonomy. In effect, Hammond argues, churches have lost the custodianship of American core values.
年:
1992
版本:
First
出版商:
Univ of South Carolina Press
語言:
english
ISBN 10:
0872498204
文件:
EPUB, 702 KB
IPFS:
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english, 1992