The Bible and Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2590870 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John A Coleman S J (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-4404 • E-ISSN: 1759-8818 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3711745 |
| OpenAlex | W2000969097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
For the past twenty-five years, a sub-branch of biblical studies has engaged, sometimes rather vigorously, in the pursuit of using sociological methods to understand the Bible. These, often autodidact biblical scholars, have taken over a branch of sociology of religion. The methods they follow in their pursuit of the strange world of the Bible can teach sociology how to retrieve a more critical sociology. The questions they ask would be helpful more generally to sociology of religion
Historical sociology · Sociological imagination · Sociology of knowledge · Sociology of religion · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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Sociology and History
The Urban Revolution
The Scope and Method of Sociology
An Analysis of Sect Development
Social Networks and Social Movements
The Study of Urbanization
Rethinking Religious Social Action
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Christian Origins in Sociological Perspective
Anthropology of the Mediterranean Area
Patron-Client Relations as a Model of Structuring Social Exchange
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2019 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |