Religion and the Making of Society: Essays in Social Theology

By Charles Davis

Book Overview

In this book a leading contemporary theologian provides an account and a critique of contemporary thinking on the function of religion in society. The chief questions of the day are taken up, expounded with lucidity and clarity, and assessed for their contributions to social theory. The practical relevance of the theoretical analyses emerges especially in a critique of Michael Novak's attempt to make democratic capitalism an ideal, and in an original attempt to ground religious hope in communicative rationality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001HDCMMS
• ISBN13: 9780521447898
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"