Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 28
Author | : Andrew Village |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2017-07-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004348936 |
ISBN-13 | : 900434893X |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion includes a wide range of papers from a social-science perspective. The special section gives a unique insight into the rapidly growing field of psychological studies of religion in China. It draws on experts from China and the USA who met for a conference at Fuller Theological Seminary and have together compiled a collection of original research and reviews that helps to locate the current state of the discipline from a specifically Chinese perspective. Other papers in the volume examine intergenerational religious transmission and religious problem-solving styles in the USA.