Humanism and theoretical pluralism: a response to Christian Smith's What is a person?

Christian Smith's What Is a Person? calls for a normative turn in sociology—the grounding of sociology in a theory of human nature. While offering a systematic account of a thick view of personhood—what it should look like, how it can be applied, and why it is needed—the book proposes a critica...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Subtitles:Book discussion: Christian Smith's What is a person?
Main Author: Jakelić, Slavica (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Review
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Wiley [2014]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 156-166
Review of:What is a person? (Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] : University of Chicago Press, 2010) (Jakelić, Slavica)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Personalism / Humanism / Pluralism / Sociology / Ethics / Religion
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
NCB Personal ethics
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Book review
Online Access: Volltext (doi)