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==[http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html Encyclopedia of Religion and Society]==

==[https://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html Encyclopedia of Religion and Society]==

The social [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_study_of_religion scientific study of religion] began in earnest a scant century ago. Although precedents for a "scientific attitude" toward [[religion]] may be found at least as far back as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre_Socratics pre-Socratics] of ancient Greece, it is principally with the works of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durkheim Émile Durkheim], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber Max Weber], and [[Sigmund Freud]] that we can begin to chart something of the development of today's [[insights]] into the "[[phenomenon]]" of religion.

The social [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_study_of_religion scientific study of religion] began in earnest a scant century ago. Although precedents for a "scientific attitude" toward [[religion]] may be found at least as far back as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre_Socratics pre-Socratics] of ancient Greece, it is principally with the works of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durkheim Émile Durkheim], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber Max Weber], and [[Sigmund Freud]] that we can begin to chart something of the development of today's [[insights]] into the "[[phenomenon]]" of religion.

''The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society'' marks a unique venture in that it attempts to bring together in a single-volume compendium a state-of-the-art summary of the insights gained by the principal [[social sciences]] of religion: [[anthropology]], [[psychology]], and [[sociology]]. To do so is to take, admittedly, a "one-sided" approach to the religion-and-society nexus. One could perhaps consider an alternative posture, more ethical in nature-namely, one that considers what religions think about [[society]]. This would really be an encyclopedia of religious social [[ethics]], and it is not within the scope of this project.

''The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society'' marks a unique venture in that it attempts to bring together in a single-volume compendium a state-of-the-art summary of the insights gained by the principal [[social sciences]] of religion: [[anthropology]], [[psychology]], and [[sociology]]. To do so is to take, admittedly, a "one-sided" approach to the religion-and-society nexus. One could perhaps consider an alternative posture, more ethical in nature-namely, one that considers what religions think about [[society]]. This would really be an encyclopedia of religious social [[ethics]], and it is not within the scope of this project.

We have tried to assemble entries, both lengthy and brief, that survey as broadly as possible the different theoretical traditions and [[research]] styles that have emerged over the century. Although more heavily oriented toward North America, the scope is global, and an effort has been made to address the major [[traditions]] of world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_experience religious experience].

We have tried to assemble entries, both lengthy and brief, that survey as broadly as possible the different theoretical traditions and [[research]] styles that have emerged over the century. Although more heavily oriented toward North America, the scope is global, and an effort has been made to address the major [[traditions]] of world [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_experience religious experience].

We also have attempted to provide a historical reference tool particularly with regard to the major professional societies in the social scientific study of religion: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Sociology_of_Religion Association for the Sociology of Religion], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Research_Association Religious Research Association], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_the_Scientific_Study_of_Religion Society for the Scientific Study of Religion], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Internationale_de_Sociologie_des_Religions Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions]-and as much as possible the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Social_Scientific_Study_of_Jewry Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry] and Research Committee 22 (sociology of religion) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Sociological_Association International Sociological Association]. Entries are also provided for the sections of the major professional organizations, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychological_Association American Psychological Association] and the American Sociological Association. This resource is intended to aid each of these organizations in historical retrieval, and we hope that subsequent editions of this work may increase the detail that can be provided.

We also have attempted to provide a historical reference tool particularly with regard to the major professional societies in the social scientific study of religion: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Sociology_of_Religion Association for the Sociology of Religion], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Research_Association Religious Research Association], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_the_Scientific_Study_of_Religion Society for the Scientific Study of Religion], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Internationale_de_Sociologie_des_Religions Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions]-and as much as possible the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Social_Scientific_Study_of_Jewry Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry] and Research Committee 22 (sociology of religion) of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Sociological_Association International Sociological Association]. Entries are also provided for the sections of the major professional organizations, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychological_Association American Psychological Association] and the American Sociological Association. This resource is intended to aid each of these organizations in historical retrieval, and we hope that subsequent editions of this work may increase the detail that can be provided.

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]