Handbook of the Sociology of Religion

Interacting with politics, gender relations, and socio-economic inequality, religion plays a vital role in public culture and social change. This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of their personal engagement with the field. Aimed at students and scholars who want to know more about the sociology of religion, the handbook provides a resource for sociologists in general by integrating broader questions of sociology (e.g., demography, ethnicity, life course, inequality, political sociology) into the analysis of religion.