Overview

Religion and the Transformation of Capitalism addresses from a socio-scientific standpoint the interaction of religions and forms of contemporary capitalism. The book is divided into three parts: reinterpretations of the 'classics' in the light of contemporary scholarship discussions of the connection between resurgent capitalism and new religious movements in developed societies examination of aspects of 'globalization' and 'post-modernity' and their inter-relation with religious transformations The collection draws upon the research and experience of scholars who explore a wide range of interactions between economic systems and their socio-cultural contexts. Peter Beyer, University of Toronto; Alan Black, University of New England; Simon Coleman, University of Durham; Anne Eyre, Westminster College; D. N. Gellner, Oxford

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Author:   Richard H. Roberts
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780415119177

ISBN 10:   0415119170
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   06 April 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Richard H. Roberts; Part 1 Revising The Classics; Chapter 1 Max Weber, Capitalism and the Religion of India, David N. Gellner; Chapter 2 Islam and Capitalism, William H. Swatos Jr; Chapter 3 Religion, Ethics and Economic Interaction in Japan, Helmut Loiskandl; Chapter 4 Dynamic Complementarity, James H. Grayson; Chapter 5 Judaism and Capitalism, Paul Morris; Chapter 6 Religion and the Transition to a ‘New World Order’?, Peter Beyer; Part 2 The New Handmaid? Religion and the Empowerment of Capitalism; Chapter 7 Quasi-Religious Corporations, David G. Bromley; Chapter 8 America Loves Sweden, Simon M. Coleman; Chapter 9 Power and Empowerment, Richard H. Roberts; Chapter 10 The Gospel of Prosperity in West Africa, Rosalind I.J. Hackett; Chapter 11 Evangelical Religion and Capitalist Society in Chile, David Martin; Part 3 Religion and Modernity/Post-modernity—Capitalism and Cultures East and West; Chapter 12 Modernity or Pseudo-modernity? Secularization or Pseudo-secularization?, Ivan Varga; Chapter 13 Greek Orthodoxy and Modern Socio-economic Change, Nikos Kokosalakis; Chapter 14 Religion and the Demise of Socialism in Israeli Society, Stephen Sharot; Chapter 15 Religion and Capitalism in Australia, Alan W. Black; Chapter 16 Religion, Politics and Development in Malaysia, Anne Eyre; Chapter 17 The Post-deng Era and the Future of Religion in China, Julian F. Pas;

Reviews

`Richard Roberts has assembled strong collection of high quality essays ... The present edition serves as an exempler of interdisciplinary analysis of religions in socio-cultural context. Anthropology, religious studies and sociology are brought together without retentivenss wih regard to subject boundries to engage constructively clearly with a single, if widely-ramifying poblemaic, the religion/capitalism matrix, partiularly in its state of relative flux in the condition of late modernity.' - Jrl of Contemporary Review

This impressive collection of essays is undoubtedly a major contribution to the re-establishment of the Sociology of Religion on a genuinely comparative and historical basis . . . I am filled with admiration fo Roberts' industry, enthusiasm and clear sighted grasp of a complex field. <br>-Harvie Ferguson, University of Glasgow Most of these seventeen essays originated in a conference held at the University of St. Andrews where Richard Roberts is professor of divinity. <br>

`Richard Roberts has assembled strong collection of high quality essays ... The present edition serves as an exempler of interdisciplinary analysis of religions in socio-cultural context. Anthropology, religious studies and sociology are brought together without retentivenss wih regard to subject boundries to engage constructively clearly with a single, if widely-ramifying poblemaic, the religion/capitalism matrix, partiularly in its state of relative flux in the condition of late modernity.' - Jrl of Contemporary Review

Author Information

Richard Roberts is Professor of Divinity and Director of the Institute for Religion and the Human Sciences, University of St Andrews. He will shortly take up a Chair in Religious Studies at Lancaster University.

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