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02486aam a22003618i 4500 001 B8B996E225A111EC99F17AB23DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211005010046 008 210209s2021 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021001114 020 $a 0367637677 020 $a 9780367637675 020 $a 0367637642 020 $a 9780367637644 035 $a (OCoLC)1226764360 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d PTS $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BL60 R485 2021 100 1 $a Restivo, Sal P., $e author. 245 10 $a Society and the death of God / $c Sal Restivo. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2021. 300 $a xi, 196 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Routledge studies in the sociology of religion 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index. 520 $a "This book advances the 'strong' programme that sociology and anthropology provide a scientific foundation for arguing that God and the gods are human creations. Contending that religion is one - but not the only - way to systematize and institutionalize the moral order of a society, the author argues that religion reflects the fundamental human need for belonging and the social function of compassion. As such, our transcendental and supernatural ideas are really concerned with our everyday lives in communities and, faced with severity and immediacy of the global problems with which the world is confronted - existential threats - it is increasingly important to abandon delusions and correct our mistake in reference, not by eradicating religion, but by grounding it more explicitly in earthly matters of community, social solidarity, belonging and compassion. A wide-ranging study of the roots, nature and purpose of religion and theistic belief, Society and the Death of God will appeal to sociologists, social theorists and philosophers with interests in the scientific study of religion and the role of religion in the life of humankind"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Religion and sociology. 650 0 $a God $x Proof. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Restivo, Sal P. $t Society and the death of God $d Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021. $z 9781003120605 $w (DLC) 2021001115 830 0 $a Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Religion 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20211202014407.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B8B996E225A111EC99F17AB23DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search