A far glory : the quest for faith in an age of credulity

Berger, an eminent religious sociologist and Protestant believer, attempts to square his own rational side with his religious impulses, bringing a lifetime of professional and personal reflection to bear on the nature of faith, its modern pluralistic context, and its social and individual consequences. A timely guide to the problems of faith for believers and skeptics alike. Pt. I. The Social Context Of Belief -- Prologue: Amid Different Follies. 1. Secularization And Pluralism. 2. Religion And Cultural Conflict In America Today. 3. The West And The Challenge Of Cultural Pluralism -- Pt. Ii. Believers And Belief. 4. The Solitary Believer -- Excursus: Robert Musil And The Salvage Of The Self. 5. The Act Of Belief. 6. The One Who Is Believed -- Pt. Iii. The Consequences Of Believing. 7. The Problem Of Ecclesial Belonging. 8. The Problem Of Moral Action -- Epilogue: The Burden Of Silence. Peter L. Berger. Includes Bibliographical References. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preratory Note PART I: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BELIEF Prologue: Amid Different Follies 1. Secularisation and Pluralism 2. Religion and Cultural Conflict in America Today 3. The West and the Challenge of Cultural Pluralism PART II: BELIEVERS AND BELIEF 4. The Solitary Believer Excursus: Robert Musil and the Salvage of the Self 5. The Act of Belief 6. The One Who Is Believed PART III: THE CONSEQUENCES OF BELIEVING 7. The Problem of Ecclesial Belonging 8. The Problem of Moral Action Epilogue: The Burden of Silence In this discussion of social and religious ideas, Berger discusses such issues as the meaning and consequences of secularization and pluralism, the status of the self, the link between faith and identity, the meaning of transcendent experience, and the problem of moral action. An accessible discussion of complex social and religious ideas, and an exploration of religious faith in a secular age