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1	The social construction of reality: a treatise in the sociology of knowledge more books like this by Peter L Berger, Prof. Thomas Luckmann add to wishlist This book reformulates the sociological subdiscipline known as the sociology of knowledge. Knowledge is presented as more than ideology, including as well false consciousness, propaganda, science and art. .".. A major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge." -- "American Sociological Review." see all copies from $8.25! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist This important contribution to the sociology of religion provides an analysis that clarifies the often ironic interaction between religion and society. Berger is noted for his concise and lucid style. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist This classic work views sociology in the humanist tradition. The author points out its affinity to history and philosophy as well as its need for scientific procedures. He discusses human consciousness and the relationships between man and his institutions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.08! \| SVS
4	The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics more books like this by Peter L Berger (Editor), David Martin (Contributions by), Dr. Grace Davie (Contributions by) add to wishlist Theorists of "secularization" for two centuries have been saying that religion must inevitably decline in the modern world. But much of the world today is as religious as ever. This volume challenges the belief that the modern world is increasingly secular, showing instead that modernization more often strengthens religion. Seven expert social ... see all copies from $7.57! new only from $8.79!
5	A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World more books like this by Peter L Berger (Editor) add to wishlist Much discussed but poorly understood, globalization is at once praised as the answer to all the world's problems and blamed for everything from pollution to poverty. Here Berger and Huntington bring together an array of experts who paint a subtle and richly shaded portrait, showing both the power and the unexpected consequences of this great force ... see all copies from $9.81! new only from $18.15! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Homeless Mind: Modernization and Consciousness more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $5.69! first editions
8	A Far Glory: The Quest for Faith in an Age of Credulity more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist Peter L. Berger looks at the existence of faith in the contemporary age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $98.26! \| first editions
9	A Rumor of Angels more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist This path-breaking classic confronts head-on the thesis that "God is dead." Showing how the sociological perspective can expose the assumptions of modern thought as effectively as it has been used to undermine the assumptions of religious belief, Berger takes as his starting point the illumination of those signals of transcendence in everyday life ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.29! \| first editions
10	Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist Does God exist? What was so special about Jesus? How can one be Christian in a pluralistic society? These are among the fundamental questions addressed by leading religious and cultural commentator, Peter Berger, in this engaging exploration of faith in modern times. The book is structured around key phrases from the Apostles' Creed, which the ... see all copies from $20.15! new only from $26.95! \| SVS
11	The Ambiguous Embrace: Government and Faith-Based Schools and Social Agencies more books like this by Charles L Glenn, Peter L Berger (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is a time of far-reaching change and debate in American education and social policy, spurred in part by a rediscovery that civil-society institutions are often better than government at meeting human needs. As Charles Glenn shows in this book, faith-based schools and social agencies have been particularly effective, especially in meeting the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Heretical Imperative: Contemporary Possibilities of Religious Affirmation more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $100.00! \| first editions
13	The Limits of Social Cohesion: Conflict and Mediation in Pluralist Societies more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist Normative conflicts center on fundamental disagreements over issues of public morality and the identity of a society. In thinking about normative conflicts on a global scale, two principal questions arise. First, are there common characteristics of such conflicts worldwide? Second, which institutions polarize such conflicts and which can serve to ... see all copies from $6.78! new only from $17.26! \| SVS
14	In Search of an East Asian Development Model more books like this by Peter L Berger (Editor), Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| SVS
15 view cover	Human Condition the: A Volume in the Comparative Religious Ideas Project more books like this by Robert Cummings Neville (Editor), Peter L Berger (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Comparative Religious Ideas Project is a groundbreaking three-year collaboration among well-known scholars of world religious traditions as well as philosophers, historians, sociologists of religion, and theologians who view religion in more general terms. These resulting three volumes offer an exciting look at important comparisons among ... see all copies from $14.93! new only from $23.83!
16 view cover	New Migrants in the Marketplace: Boston's Ethnic Entrepreneurs more books like this by Marilyn Halter (Editor), Peter L Berger (Foreword by) add to wishlist This text examines the economic culture and small business activity of a range of new immigrant groups in the Greater Boston area, including Jews from the former Soviet Union, British West Indians, Greeks, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Khmers and Haitians. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.01! \| first editions
17	Sociology: a biographical approach more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18	Capitalist Revolution: Fifty Propositions about Prosperity, Equality and Liberty more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $64.85! \| first editions
19	Pyramids of Sacrifice: Political Ethics and Social Change more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Movement and revolution more books like this by Peter L. Berger, Richard John Neuhaus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21	Pyramids of Sacrific more books like this by Peter L Berger, Gilda Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Cage Aquaculture more books like this by Peter L Berger, Malcolm C M Beveridge add to wishlist Since the first edition of this book, 17 years ago, aquaculture has consolidated its position as an important means of producing food and as a contributor to global food security. Cage aquaculture too has continued to expand apace. The third edition of this important, useful and well-received book maintains the original aim of providing a thorough ... see all copies from $121.01! new only from $121.01! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Business and Democracy more books like this by Ann Bernstein, Peter L Berger add to wishlist Contrasting the way business operates in a democratic environment with the way it operates in authoritarian regimes, this text examines business within a range of countries, including: Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nigeria, the USA and South Africa. It presents an understanding of business as a social actor, and explores the ... see all copies from $29.97! new only from $73.03! \| SVS
24	Facing Up to Modernity: Excursions in Society, Politics, and Religion more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! signed copies \| first editions
25	To Empower People more books like this by Peter L Berger add to wishlist see all copies from $6.20! new only from $99.00!

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