The wholly social or the holy social?: recognising theological tensions in sociology

While Latour criticises the tautologies of the ‘sociologists of the social’ as an intellectual shortcut, here sociology in the broadest sense is reconsidered as informed by unrecognised theological ideas, inter alia. Durkheim’s classic account of religion, wherein ‘society is God’ is taken as a star...

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Main Author: Boland, Tom ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2020]
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 81, Issue: 2, Pages: 174-192
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sociology / Theology / Social aspects
RelBib Classification:FA Theology
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Latour
B Theology
B Agency
B Sociology
B Structure
B Durkheim
B Social Theory
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