Reflecting the very most recent advancements within the box, the New Companion offers a complete creation to the sociology of faith with a transparent emphasis on comparative and historic ways.
- Covers significant debates in secularization conception, rational selection concept, feminism and the body
- Takes a multidisciplinary process, protecting background, sociology, anthropology, and spiritual studies
- International in its scope, overlaying American exceptionalism, local American spirituality, and China, Europe, and Southeast Asia
- Offers discussions at the most up-to-date advancements, together with "megachurches", spirituality, post-secular society and globalization
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