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Religion

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Religion

By Christian Smith

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A groundbreaking new theory of religionReligion remains an important influence in the world today, yet the social sciences are still not adequately equipped to understand and explain it. This book advances an innovative theory of religion that goes beyond the problematic theoretical paradigms of the past. Drawing on the philosophy of critical realism and personalist social theory, Christian Smith explores why humans are religious in the first place "uniquely so as a species "and offers an accoun...Show more

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9780691191645

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Princeton University Press

Published year

2019

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1

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Religion

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Paperback

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