Religion and the Social Sciences

Book Overview

More often than not it's a class in the social sciences that challenges the faith of students, not a class in biology. Does critical understanding of our religious traditions, institutions, and convictions undercut them? Or can a modern social scientific approach deepen faith's commitments, making us full participants in today's intellectual culture? In these conversations with eminent sociologists Robert Bellah and Christian Smith, leading scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625641729
• ISBN13: 9781625641724
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"