出版社: NYU Press
副标题: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment
出版年: 2008-10-1
页数: 240
定价: GBP 71.00
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780814797143
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Before he began his recent travels, it seemed to Phil Zuckerman as if humans all over the globe were "getting religion" - praising deities, performing holy rites, and soberly defending the world from sin. But most residents of Denmark and Sweden, he found, don't worship any god at all, don't pray, and don't give much credence to religious dogma of any kind. Instead of being bas...
Before he began his recent travels, it seemed to Phil Zuckerman as if humans all over the globe were "getting religion" - praising deities, performing holy rites, and soberly defending the world from sin. But most residents of Denmark and Sweden, he found, don't worship any god at all, don't pray, and don't give much credence to religious dogma of any kind. Instead of being bastions of sin and corruption, however, as the Christian Right has suggested a godless society would be, these countries are filled with residents who score at the very top of the "happiness index" and enjoy their healthy societies, which boast some of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world (along with some of the lowest levels of corruption), excellent educational systems, strong economies, well-supported arts, free health care, egalitarian social policies, outstanding bike paths, and great beer. Zuckerman formally interviewed nearly 150 Danes and Swedes of all ages and educational backgrounds over the course of fourteen months, beginning in 2005. He was particularly interested in the worldviews of people who live their lives without religious orientation. How do they think about and cope with death? Are they worried about an afterlife? What he found is that nearly all of his interviewees live their lives without much fear of the Grim Reaper or worries about the hereafter. This led him to wonder how and why it is that certain societies are nonreligious in a world that seems to be marked by increasing religiosity. Drawing on prominent sociological theories and his own extensive research, Zuckerman ventures some interesting answers. This fascinating approach directly counters the claims of outspoken, conservative American Christians who argue that a society without God would be hell on earth. It is crucial, Zuckerman believes, for Americans to know that "society without God is not only possible, but it can be quite civil and pleasant."
作者简介 · · · · · ·
菲尔·朱克曼
美国匹泽学院社会学教授、社会学系副主任,美国“世俗研究项目”创始主任。已出版著作多部,包括《何谓有道德》(2019)、《不信宗教的人》(2016)、《过世俗的生活》(2014)、《不再信仰》(2012)、《自足的世俗社会》(2008)等,编有《牛津世俗主义手册》(2016)、《W.E.B.杜波依斯社会理论》(2004)等。
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0 有用 我 2021-04-20 23:48:10
以访谈为主的质性研究,描述偏多,分析偏少。作为一个无神论者,与其说是知道了丹麦与瑞典有多么世俗化,不如说是惊异于美国有多么宗教化吧。另一个讶异之处是作者对于宗教/世俗的理解相当单一,面对中国/苏联/朝鲜等等的例子就直接归为共产政府取缔宗教,而社会事实上却有可能very religious(08年出版的书为什么还说无法拿到中国的田野数据)作者好像只能理解一神教的God,其他的pagan竟然就被归为s... 以访谈为主的质性研究,描述偏多,分析偏少。作为一个无神论者,与其说是知道了丹麦与瑞典有多么世俗化,不如说是惊异于美国有多么宗教化吧。另一个讶异之处是作者对于宗教/世俗的理解相当单一,面对中国/苏联/朝鲜等等的例子就直接归为共产政府取缔宗教,而社会事实上却有可能very religious(08年出版的书为什么还说无法拿到中国的田野数据)作者好像只能理解一神教的God,其他的pagan竟然就被归为superstitious而不是religious。建议作者到东亚地区感受一下不一样的世俗化宗教。 (展开)
0 有用 我 2021-04-20 23:48:10
以访谈为主的质性研究,描述偏多,分析偏少。作为一个无神论者,与其说是知道了丹麦与瑞典有多么世俗化,不如说是惊异于美国有多么宗教化吧。另一个讶异之处是作者对于宗教/世俗的理解相当单一,面对中国/苏联/朝鲜等等的例子就直接归为共产政府取缔宗教,而社会事实上却有可能very religious(08年出版的书为什么还说无法拿到中国的田野数据)作者好像只能理解一神教的God,其他的pagan竟然就被归为s... 以访谈为主的质性研究,描述偏多,分析偏少。作为一个无神论者,与其说是知道了丹麦与瑞典有多么世俗化,不如说是惊异于美国有多么宗教化吧。另一个讶异之处是作者对于宗教/世俗的理解相当单一,面对中国/苏联/朝鲜等等的例子就直接归为共产政府取缔宗教,而社会事实上却有可能very religious(08年出版的书为什么还说无法拿到中国的田野数据)作者好像只能理解一神教的God,其他的pagan竟然就被归为superstitious而不是religious。建议作者到东亚地区感受一下不一样的世俗化宗教。 (展开)