Black, Alan W.

Religion in Australia: Sociological Perspectives.

Sidney, Allen & Unwin, 1991. 8°. IX, 222 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Very rare Reader !

Includes: Alan W. Black – Introduction – Recent studies in the sociology of religion in Australia / Rowan Ireland and Paul Rule – The social construction of the Catholic Church in Australia / Ruth Sturmey – Anglicanism and gender in Australian society / Barbara L. Field – Conflicting discourses: attitudes to the ordination of women in the Anglican Church in Australia / Ken Dempsey – Inequality, belonging and religion in a rural community / Tricia Blombery – Social factors and individual preferences for images of God / Philip J. Hughes Types of faith and the decline of mainline churches / Alan W. Black – Australian Pentecostamism in comparative perspective / Gary D. Bouma – By what authority ? – an analysis of the locus of ultimate authority in ecclesiastical organisations / Rachael Kohn / Radical subjectivity in ‘self religions’ and the problem of authority / Tony Swain – Aboriginal religions in time and space / Jim McKay and Frank Lewins – Religious conflict and integration among some ethnic Christian groups / Michael Humphrey – Islam, immigrants and the state: religion and cultural politics in Australia / Bibliography /Index //

Figures and tables:

Figures – Image of God by age / Gender and god-image, controlling for differences in the numbers of men and women in the total sample / Major elements in patterns of faith among church attenders / Church attendance and faith pattern / A triangular typology of the locus of authority: locations of specific denominations / Cultural blocs and language groups mentioned in the text / Reciprocal goal definitions of centripetal and centrifugal trends of subordinates, as viewed by themselves and superordinates /

Tables – Generational experineces / Gender and selection of God-image / Number of dependent children per woman by denomination / Percentage attending church at least once a month in mainline denominations / Related characteristics of ecclesiastical organisations /

• Keywords: Catalogue No.7 – Religion · Religion – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 004442342X
• Inventory Number: 27044AB

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