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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Religion and Conflict in Northern Ireland: Context -- Brief History -- Religion in Northern Ireland -- Religious Landscape -- Secularisation -- Conservative Religious Culture -- Religion and Political Orientation -- References -- 3 Religion as Source of Conflict: Interpretations and Evidence -- General Overview -- The Weight of History -- Religion Is Important… Because It Is -- The Test Case: Protestantism and Unionist Politics -- References -- 4 Religion and the Reproduction of Social Divisions in Northern Ireland -- Anti-Catholicism and Subjectivism -- Religion in Socio-economic Context -- Sectarianism, Intra-Class Dynamics and Politics -- References -- 5 Sociology and Conflict: Epistemological Challenges -- The Anti-Catholic Illusio -- Double Play and Historical Materialism -- Politics and the Sociological Understanding of Inequalities -- Inequalities and the Sociology of Religion in Northern Ireland -- Anti-Catholicism, Anti-Protestantism, Reciprocity and Equivalences -- References -- Conclusion -- Synthesis -- Critical Sociology and Social Conflict -- What Does Religion Do? -- References -- Index.

In 1921, Walter Benjamin wrote his seminal essay on "Capitalism as Religion" stating that capitalism is purely cultic, while missing elements of dogmatics, transcendence, and salvation. In recent years this text has received renewed attention. In his article, Andreas Arndt presents a short review of the recent debate and, unlike other authors, emphasizes that Benjamin refers more to anti-capitalist literary work and apocalyptic visions than to a marxist notion of capitalism and a framework of political economy.

"In 1921, Walter Benjamin wrote his seminal essay on 'Capitalism as Religion' stating that capitalism is purely cultic, while missing elements of dogmatics, transcendence, and salvation. In recent years this text has received renewed attention. In his article, Andreas Arndt presents a short review of the recent debate and, unlike other authors, emphasizes that Benjamin refers more to anti-capitalist literary work and apocalyptic visions than to a marxist notion of capitalism and a framework of political economy." (author's abstract)

Religion ist eine von Gott unabhängige spezifische Weltsicht. Unendlichkeit, Schönheit und Erhabenheit des Universums sind "göttliche" Erfahrungen. Hinter dem Fragen nach dem richtigen Leben steckt ein dem Kosmos innewohnendes moralisches Wertesystem. Religionsfreiheit als rechtliches Problem. (Dieter Altmeyer)