Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 228 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "This book offers a history of sociological theory from a Christian perspective, tracing the origins of sociology from the beginnings of Western science as introduced by the scholastics of the twelfth century, which, when combined with their emphasis on rationality, led to the Enlightenment 'science of man' - an emphasis that eventually resulted in sociology, which combined empiricism and a Christian moral philosophy. With chapters focusing on the scholastics, the Enlightenment, the rise of sociology in France, Germany and the US and the legacy of positivism, Christianity and Sociological Theory shows how the emphasis on moral philosophy was eventually lost as sociology rejected Christian underpinnings, resulting in what can only be described as an extremely limited sociology. A rigorous exploration of the trajectory of the discipline from its Christian origins, this volume reveals the potential that exists for sociology in an era of postmodern thought to reclaim its promise through a re-introduction of Christianity"--

Series statement

1. Routledge advances in sociology ; 251

Uniform title

1. Routledge advances in sociology ; 251.

Subject

1. History
2. Sociology > History
3. Soziologie
4. Christentum
5. Christian sociology > History

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. The scholastics and the Christian humanists -- The enlightenment and the philosphes -- Sociology in the nineteenth century: St. Simon and Comte -- Marx and the German influence -- Durkheim and the institutionalization of sociology -- Max Weber and Christianity -- Christianity and early American sociology -- Christianity and scientific sociology -- Contemporary sociological theories -- Reintroducing Christianity into sociological theory.

Call number

1. JFE 18-8776

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliography and index.

Author

1. Scimecca, Joseph A., author.

Title

1. Christianity and sociological theory : reclaiming the promise / Joseph A. Scimecca.

Publisher

1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Routledge advances in sociology ; 251
2. Routledge advances in sociology ; 251.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliography and index.

LCCN

1. 2018021588

ISBN

1. 9781138606418 hardback
2. 1138606413 hardback
3. 9781138606425 paperback
4. 1138606421 paperback

Research call number

1. JFE 18-8776