Christianity and Sociological Theory
Book description
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…
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1 author picked Christianity and Sociological Theory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book presents an alternative history of sociological theory. Sociological theory is usually seen as either emerging from the British and French philosophers of the 18th century or from the writings in the 19th century of Auguste Comte, generally considered to be the “father of sociology.” Beginning with the 12th century Scholastics, the influence of Christianity on science and social theory is discussed, and its influence is carried through today.
This book is so important to me because it represented the first time in print that I had declared I was a practicing Christian, something that is usually not done…
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