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Peter L. Berger Front Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Preface 6 Contents 10 I Systematic Elements 12 1. Religion and World-Construction 14 2. Religion and Warld-Maintenance 40 3. The Problem of Theodicy 64 4. Religion and Alienation 92 II Historical Elements 114 5. The Process of Secularization 116 6. Secularization and the Problem of Plausibility 138 7. Secularization and the Problem of Legitimation 166 Appendices 184 Appendix I Sociological Definitions of Religion 186 Appendix II Sociological and Theological Perspectives 190 Notes 198 1. RELIGION AND WORLD-CONSTRUCTION 198 2. RELIGION AND WORLD-MAINTENANCE 202 3. THE PROBLEM OF THEODICY 204 4. RELIGION AND ALIENATION 208 5. THE PROCESS OF SECULARIZATION 210 6. SECULARIZATION AND THE PROBLEM OF PLAUSIBILITY 214 7. SECULARIZATION AND THE PROBLEM OF LEGITIMATION 215 Subject Index 218 Index of Names 238 Back Cover 241
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Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Anchor Books/Doubleday
- Language
- EN
- Category
- religious
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- Updated
- 2026-03-14