The Precarious Vision: A Sociologist Looks at Social Fictions and Christian Faith [Hardcover]

Peter L. Berger (Author)

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Review

“This book is highly to be recommended to the serious student of human affairs. . . . As a sociological critique of human society this book deserves serious attention; as an interpretation of Christian faith it is challenging, penetrating, provocative.”–Kirkus

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This book is highly to be recommended to the serious student of human affairs. . . . As a sociological critique of human society this book deserves serious attention; as an interpretation of Christian faith it is challenging, penetrating, provocative.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press Reprint (May 12, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0837186579
• ISBN-13: 978-0837186573
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,787,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter L. Berger (Boston, MA) is University Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, at Boston University and the founder and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He has written numerous books on sociological theory, the sociology of religion, and Third World development. Among his more recent books are In Praise of Doubt (with Anton Zijderveld); Religious America, Secular Europe? (with Grace Davie and Effie Fokas); Questions of Faith; Many Globalizations (edited with Samuel Huntington); and Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience. Professor Berger has received honorary degrees from Loyola University, University of Notre Dame, University of Geneva, University of Munich, Sofia University, and Renmin University of China.