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The Conflict Between Secular and Religious Narratives in the United States
Wittgenstein, Social Construction, and Communication
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eBook - PDF
The Conflict Between Secular and Religious Narratives in the United States
Wittgenstein, Social Construction, and Communication
About this book
The Conflict Between Secular and Religious Narratives in the United States uses the theory of social construction and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein to examine the current divide between religious and secular narratives in the United States. Sumser analyzes how Americans apply religious and secular reasoning to contemporary social problems, and explains the resurgence of religious worldviews and the simultaneous growth of an assertive form of atheism in America. This book is recommended for scholars of communication studies, religious studies, sociology, philosophy, and history.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 What Is Religion?
- 2 Stories and Sense-Making
- 3 Myth, Institutions, and the Web of Meaning
- 4 The Idea of Fundamentalism
- 5 The New Atheism
- 6 Religious and Secular Narratives in Public Debate
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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