Leaving Religion and Religious Life: Patterns and Dynamics (Religion and the Social Order) (Religion and the Social Order)

By Mordechai Bar-Lev and Mordekhai Bar-Lev

The internationally renowned group of contributors to this volume focus on the patterns and processes connected with leaving religion. The papers range from theoretical analyses of the dynamics underlying religious exiting to case studies examining specific instances of distancing from and departing from a religious lifestyle. "Leaving Religion and Religious Life" provides a much-needed investigation of the problem and its effect on formal religious institutions as well as the individuals who elect to dramatically alter their religious way of life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762302151
• ISBN13: 9780762302154
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"