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Making Sense of Modern Times : Peter L. Berger and the Vision of Interpretive Sociology, Hardback Book

Making Sense of Modern Times : Peter L. Berger and the Vision of Interpretive Sociology Hardback

Edited by James Davison Hunter, Stephen C. Ainlay

Part of the Routledge Revivals series

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Peter Berger (1929-2017) was one of the pre-eminent sociologists of the twentieth century.

His highly creative and controversial writing made a distinct impact not only in sociology but in such disciplines as political science, public policy, history, religious studies and theology.Originally published in 1986 Making Sense of Modern Times shows how Peter Berger struggled with the classical legacy of the sociological enterprise – a legacy abandoned by contemporary sociology.

Berger made a self-conscious effort to recover this vision.

Each of the four sections of the book – Social Theory; Modernization; Religion; The Method and Vocation of Sociology – contains essays which examine Berger’s efforts in the light of these broader issues and assess the degree to which Berger succeeds or fails in his efforts.

The book includes a contribution from Berger himself, responding to the preceding essays as well as presenting his own appraisal of the future of interpretive sociology.

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