Peter L. Berger

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 m

Nouvelles lectures syllabiques et methodiques, ou Suite a tous les alphabets / par F.-M. Berger, ... Date de l'edition originale: 1865Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF. Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique. En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles. Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Berger contends that the comic is an integral aspect of human life, yet one that must be approached and analyzed circumspectly and circuitously. Beginning with an exploration of the anatomy of the comic, Berger addresses humor in philosophy, physiology, psychology, and the social sciences before turning to a discussion of different types of comedy and finally suggesting a theology of the comic in terms of its relationship to folly, redemption, and transcendence. Along the way, the reader is treated to a variety of jokes on a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on humor and its relationship to religion. Originally published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface reflecting on Berger’s work in the intervening years, particularly on the relationship between humor and modernity.

Ubiquit r, relativ und br chig zugleichist Humor eine sehr spezifische menschliche Denk- und Ausdrucksform. In diesem Buch geht Peter L. Berger der Natur des Komischen und dessen Bezug zu anderen menschlichen Erfahrungen nach. Erstmals 1997 ver ffentlicht, beinhaltet diese zweite Auflage ein neues Vorwort, in dem Berger berlegungen zum Verh ltnis von Modernit t und Humor anstellt.

This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory—which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion—has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanced theory of pluralism. In this new book, Berger outlines the possible foundations for such a theory, addressing a wide range of issues spanning individual faith, interreligious societies, and the political order. He proposes a conversation around a new paradigm for religion and pluralism in an age of multiple modernities. The book also includes responses from three eminent scholars of religion: Nancy Ammerman, Detlef Pollack, and Fenggang Yang.

This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history present useful introductions to global issues and country-specific studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the former USSR.

This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history present useful introductions to global issues and country-specific studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the former USSR.

La civilite des petites filles (2e edition) / par Mlle Clarisse Juranville et Mme Pauline Berger...http: //gallica.bnf.fr/ark: /12148/bpt6k5525103w

Le bagage scientifique de la jeune fille: lectures nouvelles (3e edition) / par Clarisse Juranville et Pauline BergerDate de l'edition originale: 1910Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF. Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique. En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles. Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Peter L. Berger is arguably the best-known American sociologist living today. Since the 1960s he has been publishing books on many facets of the American social scene, and several are now considered classics. So it may be hard to believe Professor Berger's description of himself as an "accidental sociologist." But that in fact accurately describes how he stumbled into sociology. In this witty, intellectually stimulating memoir, Berger explains not only how he became a social scientist, but the many adventures that this calling has led to. Rather than writing an autobiography, he focuses on the main intellectual issues that motivated his work and the various people and situations he encountered in the course of his career. Full of memorable vignettes and colorful characters depicted in a lively narrative often laced with humor, Berger's memoir conveys the excitement that a study of social life can bring. The first part of the book describes Berger's initiation into sociology through the New School for Social Research, "a European enclave in the midst of Greenwich Village bohemia." Berger was first a student at the New School and later a young professor amidst a clique of like-minded individuals. There he published The Social Construction of Reality (with colleague Thomas Luckmann), one of his most successful books, followed by The Sacred Canopy on the sociology of religion, also still widely cited. The book covers Berger's experience as a "globe-trekking sociologist" including trips to Mexico, where he studied approaches to Third World poverty; to East Asia, where he discovered the potential of capitalism to improve social conditions; and to South Africa, where he chaired an international study group on the future of post-Apartheid society. Berger then tells about his role as the director of a research center at Boston University. For over two decades he and his colleagues have been tackling such important issues as globalization, the secularization of Europe, and the ongoing dialectic between relativism and fundamentalism in contemporary culture. What comes across throughout is Berger's boundless curiosity with the many ways in which people interact in society. This book offers longtime Berger readers as well as newcomers to sociology proof that the sociologist's attempt to explain the world is anything but boring.

Todellisuuden sosiaalinen rakentuminen edustaa fenomenologisesti suuntautunutta tiedonsosiologiaa. Se on osoittautunut yhdeksi viime vuosikymmenten vaikutusvaltaisimmista yhteiskuntatieteellisistä teoksista, josta on tullut nopeasti alan kirjallisuuden moderni klassikko. Berger ja Luckmann tarkastelevat yhteiskuntaa ihmisen sisäisen ja ulkoisen todellisuuden kialektiikkana ja vuorovaikutuksena. Teos käsittelee ihmisen jokapäiväisen elämän perusrakenteita, sosiaalista vuorovaikutusta, kieltä ja arkielämän tietoa. Kirjoittajien analyyseilla instituutioista, legitimaatiosta ja sosialisaatiosta on ollut huomattava merkitys yhteiskunta- ja kasvatustieteille, historialle sekä sosiaaliantropologialle. Selkeän kirjoitustavan ansiosta teos soveltuu kaikille ihmisen ja yhteiskunnan suhteista kiinnostuneille.

En oversettelse av The Social Construction of Reality. Med innledning av Pål Veiden. Denne boken fortjener med rette sin status som nyere klassiker innenfor samfunnsvitenskapen. Da den kom ut i 1966, ble den beskrevet som et viktig gjennombrudd i kunnskapssosiologien. Siden har den ikke vært å rokke fra pensumlistene. Forfatterne forsøker å avklare spenningen mellom subjekt og objekt, mellom vår personlige verden og den ytre verden. Vi skaper verden aktivt gjennom våre handlinger; samtidig gjør vi verden til vår egen, vi godtar den som virkelighet. Deler av denne verden blir en ytre virkelighet, gjerne kalt strukturer. Sentralt står hverdagskunnskapen: Hvorfor oppfatter vi verden som vi gjør? Hvorfor er det slik at de fleste av oss tar samfunnslivet for gitt? Boken drøfter sentrale tema for fag som psykologi, sosiologi, filosofi og pedagogikk. Den er et program for humanistisk samfunnsvitenskap og det teoretiske studiet av menneskelige mangfold. Peter L. Berger (1929 2017) var professor i sosiologi og teologi ved College of Arts and Sciences and School of Theology, Boston University. Thomas Luckmann (1927 2016) var professor i sosiologi ved University of Konstanz. Hans viktigste arbeider ligger innenfor religionssosiologien. Sammen med Peter L. Berger skrev han også boken Modernity, Pluralism and the Cricis of Meaning (1995). Pål Veiden er førsteamanuensis i sosiologi ved OsloMet.

Formålet med denne boka er å gi en forståelse av religionen som et historisk produkt i det endelige sosiologiske resultat. Boka er delt i to deler, en systematisk og en historisk del. Med noter, liste over religionshistoriske begreper, samt emneregister og navneregister.

Den sociale konstruktion af virkeligheden er en klassiker inden for sociologien. Den udkom i 1972 for første gang på dansk med titlen Den samfundsskabte virkelighed. Siden har den været brugt på utallige uddannelsesinstitutioner. I denne nyeste oversættelse af bogen er både titel og tekst bragt i overensstemmelse med den terminologi, der i mellemtiden har vundet hævd. Finn Collin har forsynet bogen med en fyldig introduktion, der sætter bogen, og socialkonstruktionismen, i et historisk og kritisk perspektiv.

Woran kann man glauben? Darf der moderne Mensch auf Erlösung hoffen? Hat Jesus noch eine besondere Bedeutung? Es sind grundlegende Fragen an das Christentum von heute, die der amerikanische Religionssoziologe Peter L. Berger in seinem neuen Buch stellt. Er hinterfragt aus einer skeptischen Grundhaltung heraus die wesentlichen Aussagen des Apostolischen Glaubensbekenntnisses und stellt diese in einen Diskurs mit verschiedenen Strömungen innerhalb der Theologie und mit Positionen moderner Denker von Sigmund Freud bis Simone Weil. In Bergers kritischer und anregender Auseinandersetzung mit Grundfragen des Christentums schimmern stets seine ganz persönlichen Antworten durch, die zeigen, wie man als moderner Mensch und kritischer Christ in einer pluralen Gesellschaft dennoch glauben kann. Dieser Titel ist die Übersetzung des in den USA und in Großbritannien erfolgreichen Buches "Questions of Faith" (Blackwell Publishers, 2004).

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. The stereotypes of globalization--characterized as American imperialism on the one hand, and as an economic panacea on the other--fall apart under close scrutiny. Surveying globalization from individual countries of the five major continents, Many Globalizations shows that an emerging global culture does indeed exist. While globalization is American in origin and content, the authors point out that it is far from a centrally directed force like classic imperialism. They examine the currents that carry this culture, from a worldwide class of young professionals to non-governmental organizations, and define globalization's many variations as well as sub-globalizations that bind regions together. Analytical, incisive and stimulating, Many Globalizations offers rare insight into perhaps the central issue of modern times, one that is changing the West as much as the developing world. "Provocative.... Taken together, the trenchant, well-written essays included in this collection provide indisputable evidence that an identifiable global culture is indeed emerging."--World Policy Journal "Analytical and penetrating, belongs...on the desks of anyone with an abiding interest in the forces shaping the world."--Publishers Weekly

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 needs of the most vulnerable. However, many oppose providing public funds for religious institutions, either on the grounds that it would threaten the constitutional separation of church and state or from concern it might dilute or secularize the distinctive character of the institutions themselves. Glenn tackles these arguments head on. He builds a uniquely comprehensive and persuasive case for faith-based organizations playing a far more active role in American schools and social agencies. And, most importantly, he shows that they could do so both while receiving public funds and while striking a workable balance between accountability and autonomy. Glenn is ideally placed to make this argument. A leading expert on international education policies, he was for many years the director of urban education and civil rights for the Massachusetts Department of Education, and also serves as an Associate Minister of inner-city churches in Boston. Glenn draws on all his varied experience here as he reviews the policies and practices of governments in the United States and Europe as they have worked with faith-based schools and also with such social agencies as the Salvation Army and Teen Challenge. He seeks to answer key theoretical and practical questions: Why should government make greater use of faith-based providers? How could they do so without violating First Amendment limits? What working relationships protect the goals and standards both of government and of the organizations that the government funds? Glenn shows that, with appropriate forms of accountability and a strong commitment to a distinctive vision of service, faith-based organizations can collaborate safely with government, to their mutual benefit and that of those they serve. This is a major contribution to one of the most important topics in political and social debate today.

Explores the human condition in a range of world religions and discusses the issue and philosophical implications of comparison itself. This multi-authored collaborative work on the idea of the human condition as a comparative category cuts across major religious traditions and cultures. Extensive essays by distinguished specialists examine Chinese religion, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Together the essays provide a multi-cultural approach to the human condition, discussing both broad sensibilities of religious traditions as well as specific texts. In addition the volume contains an introduction to a sophisticated theory of comparison for religious ideas, including explicit comparisons based on the specialized essays. Contributors include Francis X. Clooney, S. J., Malcolm David Eckel, Paul Fredriksen, S. Nomanul Haq, Joseph Kanofsky, Livia Kohn, Robert Cummings Neville, Hugh Nicholson, Anthony J. Saldarini, Tina Shepardson, John Thatamanil,, and Wesley J. Wildman.