Pal Repstad
Biographic Data
| ID | 3660354 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pal Repstad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pal |
| FAMILY NAME | Repstad |
| SIGNATURE | REPSTAD P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Agder |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
"An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life. Some chapters are organized according to topic. Others offer brief presentations of classical and contemporary sociologists from Karl Marx to Zygmunt Bauman and their perspectives on social life, including religion. Throughout the book, illustrations and examples are taken from several religious traditions."--BOOK JACKET
Hvorfor er religionssosiologien så klasseblind
After a period with a strong focus on individualization and on other social background factors like gender and ethnicity, social class is back as a central topic. However, in sociology of religion its seems that class is still rarely investigated. This is also the case in the Nordic countries. In this article some examples are presented of how some of the founding fathers in sociology looked at the mutual relationship between social class and rel…
God After the Church Lost Control
This book combines insights from sociology of religion and theology to consider the fundamental changes that have taken place in how people think about God in contemporary Western society. It can be said that God has become irrelevant for many people, often as a result of well-grounded ethical critique of churches. Here the authors argue for the necessity of rethinking God-talk in a pluralist and changing context and for thinking critically about…
God after the Church Lost Control
Modern Sociologists on Society and Religion
Hva slags sosiologi
Religionsfagene er i støpeskjeen, både i grunnskolen og den videregående skolen, og det vil også få konsekvenser for lærerutdanningene. I artikkelen vil jeg se særlig på sosiologiens rolle i religionsundervisningen. Et hovedpoeng er at sosiologi er så mangt, og at lærere bør ha en bevissthet om hva slags sosiologiske perspektiver de tar i bruk i fagene som handler om religion, livssyn og etikk. Det er ellers et utbredt inntrykk at samfunnsvitensk…
Political Religion, Everyday Religion
As the title suggests, Political Religion, Everyday Religion: Sociological Trends reflects upon two important trends that have recently emerged in the sociology of religion. Firstly, there is an increasing interest in the interplay between religion and politics. Religion has moved from being almost ignored by sociologists to being acknowledged – some would even say overrated – as an important political factor. Secondly, ordinary people’s everyday…
Between contextuality and comparability
Winell, Anneli. 2016. “Godis för kropp och själ.”
Is God Back? Reconsidering the New Visibility of Religion
Religious Symbols in Public Spaces Asking People in and out of Context
Sosialsemiotikere og sosiologer – forén dere! - Social Semiotists and Sociologists – Unite
Religion and Change in Modern Britain
Dag Album, Marianne Nordli Hansen og Karin Widerberg (red.)
A softer God and a more positive anthropology
This is a report from an on-going project. Based mainly at the University of Agder, Norway, this research project involves over 20 full- and part-time researchers in studying religious change in the Sø rlandet or Agder region in Norway. This article, written by the project director, aims mainly to summarize some of the main empirical results. In sum, the empirical studies show that in the last few decades the strict Christian movements in the reg…
From Sin to a Gift from God
The present article is based on several empirical studies of religious organizations with a conservative self-understanding coping with modernity in liberal, pluralist societies. In such organizations, religiously relevant change will often be seen as a problem in itself. The article discusses the relationship between changes in practices and theological legitimations of changes. Often changes in social practice precede theological reflections. T…
The Powerlessness of Religious Power in a Pluralist Society
In pluralist societies adhering to liberal and individualistic ideas, strict and conservative groups face some serious dilemmas if they want to recruit and keep members. In a liberal society, the most important form of religious power is normative power. Strict and demanding religious organizations will have difficulties in a liberal, anti-authoritarian society. Such organizations may succeed in increasing their control over loyal members, but in…
Has the pendulum swung too far? The construction of religious individualism in today's sosiology of religion
No abstract available
Religion and Modernity. Modes of Co-Existence
Religion and Modernity
Religion and Modernity. Modes of Co-Existence
From Sin to a Gift from God
The present article is based on several empirical studies of religious organizations with a conservative self-understanding coping with modernity in liberal, pluralist societies. In such organizations, religiously relevant change will often be seen as a problem in itself. The article discusses the relationship between changes in practices and theological legitimations of changes. Often changes in social practice precede theological reflections. T…
Religion and Modernity. Modes of Co-Existence
Religion and Modernity
Has the pendulum swung too far? The construction of religious individualism in today's sosiology of religion
No abstract available
The Powerlessness of Religious Power in a Pluralist Society
In pluralist societies adhering to liberal and individualistic ideas, strict and conservative groups face some serious dilemmas if they want to recruit and keep members. In a liberal society, the most important form of religious power is normative power. Strict and demanding religious organizations will have difficulties in a liberal, anti-authoritarian society. Such organizations may succeed in increasing their control over loyal members, but in…
From Sin to a Gift from God
The present article is based on several empirical studies of religious organizations with a conservative self-understanding coping with modernity in liberal, pluralist societies. In such organizations, religiously relevant change will often be seen as a problem in itself. The article discusses the relationship between changes in practices and theological legitimations of changes. Often changes in social practice precede theological reflections. T…
A softer God and a more positive anthropology
This is a report from an on-going project. Based mainly at the University of Agder, Norway, this research project involves over 20 full- and part-time researchers in studying religious change in the Sø rlandet or Agder region in Norway. This article, written by the project director, aims mainly to summarize some of the main empirical results. In sum, the empirical studies show that in the last few decades the strict Christian movements in the reg…
Dag Album, Marianne Nordli Hansen og Karin Widerberg (red.)
Religion and Change in Modern Britain
Sosialsemiotikere og sosiologer – forén dere! - Social Semiotists and Sociologists – Unite
Religious Symbols in Public Spaces Asking People in and out of Context
Winell, Anneli. 2016. “Godis för kropp och själ.”
Is God Back? Reconsidering the New Visibility of Religion
Between contextuality and comparability
Political Religion, Everyday Religion
As the title suggests, Political Religion, Everyday Religion: Sociological Trends reflects upon two important trends that have recently emerged in the sociology of religion. Firstly, there is an increasing interest in the interplay between religion and politics. Religion has moved from being almost ignored by sociologists to being acknowledged – some would even say overrated – as an important political factor. Secondly, ordinary people’s everyday…
Hva slags sosiologi
Religionsfagene er i støpeskjeen, både i grunnskolen og den videregående skolen, og det vil også få konsekvenser for lærerutdanningene. I artikkelen vil jeg se særlig på sosiologiens rolle i religionsundervisningen. Et hovedpoeng er at sosiologi er så mangt, og at lærere bør ha en bevissthet om hva slags sosiologiske perspektiver de tar i bruk i fagene som handler om religion, livssyn og etikk. Det er ellers et utbredt inntrykk at samfunnsvitensk…
Modern Sociologists on Society and Religion
God After the Church Lost Control
This book combines insights from sociology of religion and theology to consider the fundamental changes that have taken place in how people think about God in contemporary Western society. It can be said that God has become irrelevant for many people, often as a result of well-grounded ethical critique of churches. Here the authors argue for the necessity of rethinking God-talk in a pluralist and changing context and for thinking critically about…
God after the Church Lost Control
An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
"An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life. Some chapters are organized according to topic. Others offer brief presentations of classical and contemporary sociologists from Karl Marx to Zygmunt Bauman and their perspectives on social life, including religion. Throughout the book, illustrations and examples are taken from several religious traditions."--BOOK JACKET
Hvorfor er religionssosiologien så klasseblind
After a period with a strong focus on individualization and on other social background factors like gender and ethnicity, social class is back as a central topic. However, in sociology of religion its seems that class is still rarely investigated. This is also the case in the Nordic countries. In this article some examples are presented of how some of the founding fathers in sociology looked at the mutual relationship between social class and rel…
Sociology (14 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (13 works) · Philosophy (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (7 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (4 works)