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Preliminary Materials /J. Blasi -- Introduction /Anthony J. Blasi -- Chapter One. Early Dissertations In American Sociology Of Religion /Anthony J. Blasi -- Chapter Two. The Theoretical Trajectory /Doyle Paul Johnson -- Chapter Three. The Protestant Ethic Thesis As American Sociology Of Religion /William H. Swatos Jr. and Peter Kivisto -- Chapter Four. The Emergence Of Mormon Studies In The Social Sciences /Armand L. Mauss -- Chapter Five. The Sociological Study Of American Catholicism: Past, Present And Future /James C. Cavendish -- Chapter Six. Buddhism Under Study /Joseph B. Tamney -- Chapter Seven. Women, Gender And Feminism In The Sociology Of Religion: Theory, Research And Social Action /Nancy Nason-Clark and Barbara Fisher-Townsend -- Chapter Eight. A Sociological Analysis Of Latino Religions: The Formation Of The Theoretical Binary And Beyond /Alberto López Pulido -- Chapter Nine. The Sociology Of New Religious Movements /E. Burke Rochford Jr. -- Chapter Ten. Globalization And The Sociology Of Religion In America: Some Representative Perspectives /John H. Simpson -- Contributors /J. Blasi.

Max Weber argued that a religious group or individual is influenced by all kinds of things but if they claim to be acting in the name of religion, we should attempt to understand their perspective on religious grounds first. He gives religion credit for shaping a person's image of the world, and this image of the world can affect their view of their interests, and ultimately how they decide to take action. For Weber, religion is best understood as it responds to the human need for theodicy and soteriology. He believes that human beings are troubled with the question of theodicy. How can the extraordinary power of a divine god be reconciled with the imperfection of the world that he has created and rules over? People need to know, for example, why there is undeserved good fortune and suffering in the world. Religion offers people soteriological answers, or answers that provide opportunities for salvation - relief from suffering, and reassuring meaning. This volume is a collection of ten articles by Christopher Adair-Toteff that examine the fundamental aspects of Max Weber's sociology of religion. They were published between 2002 and 2015 in various renowned journals and deal with different topics such as charisma, asceticism, mysticism, theodicy, prophets, and "Kulturprotestantismus." In his work, the author attempts to understand, clarify, and interpret key concepts and themes in Weber's sociology of religion.

Religion is changing in present society, and social research is more attentive to its complexity. Simultaneously, new methods are developed in social research. This volume points to the potentials of methodological innovation in the social scientific study of religion, as a source of inspiration for future research