THE ROUTLEDGE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF SOCIOLOGY AND CHRISTIANITY

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of  Figures and Tables
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Handbook: The Intersection of Sociology and Christianity
Part I The History of Christianity and Sociology
	Introduction to Part 1: The History of Christianity and Sociology
	Chapter 1 Sociological Perspectives on First Century Christianity
	Chapter 2 Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology: Christianity in World History
	Chapter 3 Orthodox Christian Diasporas in the West: Grounding the Tradition
	Chapter 4 Saint-Simon, Saint-Simonism, and the Triumph of Comte’s Vision of Sociology
	Chapter 5 Definitions of Religion in Classical Sociology: Transcendence in Durkheim and Weber
	Chapter 6 The Rise of Public Religion in Countries of Catholic Tradition
	Chapter 7 A Social History of Christofascism
Part II Contemporary Sociological Theory and Christianity
	Introduction to Part 2: Contemporary Sociological Theory and Christianity
	Chapter 8 Individualism, Collectivism, and Christianity
	Chapter 9 The Spatial Turn in the Study of Religion
	Chapter 10 Post-Critical Sociology and Christianity
	Chapter 11 Sociology, Christianity, and Critical Realism
	Chapter 12 De-colonization, Sociology, and Christianity
	Chapter 13 The Ethics of Globalization
	Chapter 14 Ethics and Society: A Theory of Comparative Worldviews
Part III Social Institutions and Christianity
	Introduction to Part 3: Social Institutions and Christianity
	Chapter 15 Current Research on Religious Socialization in the Global North
	Chapter 16 Theologically Informed Family Theory
	Chapter 17 Marriage Payments among Christian Communities in Southern India
	Chapter 18 Megachurches in the United States: Co-Sanctified Lexicons as Worldviews
	Chapter 19 Contemporary Christian Music and Contemporary Worship Music
	Chapter 20 The Impact of Western Christianity on Trade Unionism
	Chapter 21 Faith on the Ballot, Faith in the Ballot: The Democratic Process in Kenya
Part IV Social Change and Christianity
	Introduction to Part 4: Social Change and Christianity
	Chapter 22 Poverty in Working Classes and Christian Social Movements in Britain
	Chapter 23 The Social Gospel Movement in the United States
	Chapter 24 Liberation Theology in Latin America
	Chapter 25 Black Christianity and Black Liberation Movements in the United States
	Chapter 26 Peacebuilding in Fragile, War-Torn Societies in Africa
	Chapter 27 The Construction of Online Christian Sacred Space in Indonesia
	Chapter 28 The Cultural Turn from Religion Toward Spirituality in the Global North
Part V Applied Sociology and Christianity
	Introduction to Part 5: Applied Sociology and Christianity
	Chapter 29 Applied and Clinical Sociology: A Christian Perspective
	Chapter 30 Seeking Ethical Discernment in Christian Legality and Community
	Chapter 31 Christianities and Socialisms
	Chapter 32 The Relevance of Christian Ethics to the Ethic of Care
	Chapter 33 Theological Influences on Mobilization of Opposition to Modern Slavery
	Chapter 34 Christianity and Human Rights
	Chapter 35 The Recurring Christian Debate about Social Justice
Author Index
Subject Index