Contents // List of tables vii // Foreword ix // 1 Sociological perspectives on religion 1 // 2 Religion as a phenomenon definitions and dimensions 15 // 3 Classical sociologists and their theories of religion 29 // 4 Religion in contemporary sociology and cultural analysis 49 // 5 The great narratives: Modernity, postmodernity, globalization, and secularization 75 // 6 Religion in the public sphere 97 // 7 Individual religiosity 111 // 8 Religious organizations and movements 133 // 9 Religion, social unity, and conflict 151 // 10 Race, ethnicity, and religion 165 // 11 Religion and gender 179 // 12 Sociology, theology, and religious faith 197 // Bibliography 209 // Index 235