Hjelm, T;
(2018)
Peter L. Berger and the sociology of religion.
Journal of Classical Sociology
, 18
(3)
pp. 231-248.
10.1177/1468795X18761217.
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Abstract
Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last century. In the sociology of religion, his classic status is uncontested. This article examines Berger’s original application of a constructionist sociology of knowledge perspective to the sociology of religion and its application to the theory of secularisation. The article assesses the influence of this work – The Sacred Canopy in particular – through an analysis of publication data and a typification of types of reference. Although the metaphor of the ‘sacred canopy’ and Berger’s ideas regarding secularisation have been undoubtedly influential, his work never engendered a genuinely constructionist sociology of religion. The reason for this, the article argues, is Berger’s inconsistent application of his own constructionist ideas to his work on religion.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Peter L. Berger and the sociology of religion |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1468795X18761217 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468795X18761217 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Constructionism, Peter L. Berger, Sacred Canopy, secularisation, sociology of religion |
| UCL classification: | UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10044419 |
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