The Blackwell companion to sociology of religion

Presented in three comprehensive parts, this volume, written by a range of academics, explores the current status of the sociology of religion, and how it might look at the beginning of the next millennium. Contributors discuss the major social trends which will affect, or be affected by, religion in the near future, encompassing all aspects of the sociology of religion. The companion concludes with a section affirming statements and connections made previously in the book, and tracing the boundaries between sociology and other closely related disciplines, such as theology and social anthropology.