Faith as an Option: Possible Futures for Christianity by Hans Joas (English) Pap

Description: Faith as an Option by Hans Joas This book develops an alternative to the idea of an inevitable conflict between Christianity and modernity. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Many people these days regard religion as outdated and are unable to understand how believers can intellectually justify their faith. Nonbelievers have long assumed that progress in technology and the sciences renders religion irrelevant. Believers, in contrast, see religion as vital to societys spiritual and moral well-being. But does modernization lead to secularization? Does secularization lead to moral decay? Sociologist Hans Joas argues that these two supposed certainties have kept scholars from serious contemporary debate and that people must put these old arguments aside in order for debate to move forward. The emergence of a "secular option" does not mean that religion must decline, but that even believers must now define their faith as one option among many.In this book, Joas spells out some of the consequences of the abandonment of conventional assumptions for contemporary religion and develops an alternative to the cliche of an inevitable conflict between Christianity and modernity. Arguing that secularization comes in waves and stressing the increasing contingency of our worlds, he calls upon faith to articulate contemporary experiences. Churches and religious communities must take into account religious diversity, but the modern world is not a threat to Christianity or to faith in general. On the contrary, Joas says, modernity and faith can be mutually enriching. Author Biography Hans Joas is Ernst Troeltsch Professor for the Sociology of Religion at the Humboldt University of Berlin and Professor of Sociology and Social Thought at the University of Chicago. Review "The leading sociologist working today in the German language, Joas is also the leading expert on American pragmatism, a creative pragmatist in his own right, and one of the most prominent interlocutors between American and European social thought. His book offers original understanding of one of the most debated fields in the social sciences, namely the thesis of the secularization of modern societies and the place and future possibilities of religion in Western secular societies. Faith As an Option should challenge the assumptions not only of specialists, but also of the educated public, believers and unbelievers alike." - Jose Casanova, Georgetown University Long Description Many people these days regard religion as outdated and are unable to understand how believers can intellectually justify their faith. Nonbelievers have long assumed that progress in technology and the sciences renders religion irrelevant. Believers, in contrast, see religion as vital to societys spiritual and moral well-being. But does modernization lead to secularization? Does secularization lead to moral decay? Sociologist Hans Joas argues that these two supposed certainties have kept scholars from serious contemporary debate and that people must put these old arguments aside in order for debate to move forward. The emergence of a "secular option" does not mean that religion must decline, but that even believers must now define their faith as one option among many. In this book, Joas spells out some of the consequences of the abandonment of conventional assumptions for contemporary religion and develops an alternative to the clich Review Quote "This commentary on modern Christianity is a lively and clever critique of both secularization and modernization as master theories of social change . . . Faith as an Option has much to commend it. Joass argument offers a robust critique of many conventional notions in mainstream sociology. His call to social scientists to face the realities of the day is to be warmly welcomed."--Bryan S. Turner, American Journal of Sociology Details ISBN0804792771 Author Hans Joas Publisher Stanford University Press ISBN-10 0804792771 ISBN-13 9780804792776 Publication Date 2014-09-03 Short Title FAITH AS AN OPTION Language English Media Book Format Paperback Residence US Birth 1948 Affiliation Free University of Berlin Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, German Pages 204 Year 2014 Imprint Stanford University Press Subtitle Possible Futures for Christianity Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2014-09-03 AU Release Date 2014-09-03 NZ Release Date 2014-09-03 US Release Date 2014-09-03 Series Cultural Memory in the Present Alternative 9780804788731 DEWEY 230 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159669239;

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