RELIGION IN THE THEORIES OF CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY

Critique: the Relation between Religion and Sociology

The aim of this article is to re-inspect the possibility or repudiation of Sociology of Religion. This idea is done by researching the previous critiques of this branch of sociology and the criticism of these challenges. In the following discussion about each of aspects, it is tried to answer the extant uncertainties according to one of the most important expositors (H. A. Tanhaee).

Psychoanalytic Theories of Religion in Protestant Contexts

Psychoanalysts since Sigmund Freud have tried to discuss the role of religion in modern societies. Freud himself saw religion as an illusion which had struck neurotics, while Slavoj Žižek viewed it as some sort of “perversion” which functioned in the cycle of law-transgression. In this essay, I dig into these theories to uncover traces of Lutheran interpretations of Paul’s words on the Jewish l...

Clinical Sociology and Religion

Although religious concerns are generally not clients' primary presenting problems in secular therapists' practices, religious beliefs and values can have a strong influence on clients' behavior and clinical progress. For this reason, knowledge about religion and its impact can be useful in intervention work. Three case studies illustrate how sociology of religion can be a substantive resource ...

comparative analysis of the use of hedges & emphatics in english and persian academic research articles of sociology & psychology

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Handbook of the Sociology of Religion