Bøker av Richard Schaefer

Modern history has not been neutral in telling the story of religion. Since it presumes the centrality of human motives and machinations as the one and only means of explicating the unfolding of 'events', it has helped set the terms for what counts as a viable motive and what does not, and this is evident in the systematic unmasking of religion as only really ever about 'something else'. By distilling more substantive/primary economic, political or other kinds of motives from the detritus of 'religion', the latter is thus consigned to the past as the primitive husk of more substantive and rational ways of thinking and acting. As a set of historical case studies, the essays collected here forgo that tendency, and suggest different possibilities for conceptualizing the fate of religion in the modern world. They chart a different course, one of faith and self-assertion. The essays take up a variety of episodes from modern European and American history and explore, from various angles, three interrelated themes: 'public religion', and the role of Catholicism as a determined critic of modernity; religion as an impetus for innovation; and the tendency to reduce religion to culture.

For courses in Introductory Econometrics For courses in Race and Ethnic Relations Understand the changing dynamics of the U.S. populationUnderstanding race and ethnic relations is essential to understanding the United States where weve been as well as where were going. Throughout the fourteenth edition of Race and Ethnic Relations, author Richard T. Schaefer helps students view race and ethnic relations in a socio-historical context, so they can understand the past and best shape the future. The texts student-friendly framework is packed with engaging first-person accounts that illuminate the changing dynamics of the U.S. population, and reveal the stories behind these changes. Incorporating the latest statistics and data, Race and Ethnic Relations enables educators to stay current in this ever-changing area of study. MySocLab is not included. Students, if MySocLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN. MySocLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. MySocLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.