TY - BOOK AU - New Ecumenical Research Association (Unification Theological Seminary) AU - Garrett,William R. TI - Social consequences of religious belief AV - BL60.N532.S635 1989 PY - 1989/// CY - New York PB - Paragon House KW - Religion and sociology KW - Congresses N1 - "A New ERA book."; Series from jacket; "The essays in this volume--with three exceptions--were originally prepared for a conference entitled, God: the contemporary discussion, held in Coronado, California, from December 29, 1986 to January 3, 1987, sponsored by the New Ecumenical Research Association"--Pref; 1; Pt. 1. Introduction. 1. The Micro-macro linkage in the scientific study of religion : the problems of assessing the influence of religion on individuals and society; William R. Garrett --; Pt. 2. Social consequences of belief on the micro level. 2. Sociological conditions for humanitarian consequences of belief in God; James R. Wood. 3. God of gods : some social consequences of belief in God among the Mormons; Armand L. Mauss. 4. Josiah Royce's provincialism; John K. Roth. 5. Cognitive styles or hypocracy? An explanation of the religiousness-intolerance relationship; Rita Mataragnon Pullium. 6. Belief in God : impetus for social action; Irene Khin Khin Jensen --; Pt. 3. Social consequences of belief on the macro level. 7. Japan and biblical religion : the religious significance of the Japanese economic challenge; Richard L. Rubenstein. 8. Conservative Protestants in modern American society : who's influencing whom? / Richard A. Quebedeau. 9. Social consequences of the German church struggle; Franz G. Feige. 10. The interaction between social structures and belief in God in South Africa / William Nicol. 11. Liberation theology, Judaism, and the kingdom of God; Daniel Cohn-Sherbok. 12. Markets and morality : the Catholic bishops' pastoral letter on the economy; Frederick J. Maher. 13. Political talk : critics of the bishops' pastoral letter on the economy; Frederick J. Maher --; Pt. 4. Analytical considerations : concepts of God and social theory. 14. Theological reflection and social theory : an emerging rapprochement; William R. Garrett; 2 ER -