Peter L. Berger (1929–2017)
Autore di The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge - La realtà come costruzione sociale
Sull'Autore
Peter Ludwig Berger was born in Vienna, Austria on March 17, 1929. He immigrated to the United States when he was 17 years old. He received a bachelor's degree from Wagner College in 1949 and did his doctoral work at the New School in Manhattan. He was a theologian who was known for his work in the mostra altro sociology of knowledge, understanding how humans experience everyday reality. He taught at several universities including Boston University, the New School for Social Research, Brooklyn College, Rutgers University, and Boston College. He wrote many books during his lifetime including The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge, A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural, The Noise of Solemn Assemblies: Christian Commitment, The Religious Establishment in America, The Heretical Imperative: Contemporary Possibilities of Religious Affirmation, and A Far Glory: The Quest for Faith in an Age of Credulity. He died from heart failure on June 27, 2017 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Peter L. Berger
The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge - La realtà come costruzione sociale (1966) 1,694 copie
The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics (1999) — A cura di — 146 copie
The noise of solemn assemblies; Christian commitment and the religious establishment in America (1961) 103 copie
The Capitalist Revolution: Fifty Propositions About Prosperity, Equality, and Liberty (1970) 78 copie
Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore (2011) 31 copie
Between Relativism and Fundamentalism: Religious Resources for a Middle Position (2009) — A cura di — 27 copie
To Empower People: The Role of Mediating Structures in Public Policy (Studies in political and social processes) (1985) 27 copie
The Limits of Social Cohesion: Conflict and Mediation in Pluralist Societies, 1998 | Online Research Library: Questia (1997) 22 copie
Against the World for the World: The Hartford Appeal and the Future of American Religion (1976) 19 copie
Christian Social Ethics in a Global Era (Abingdon Press Studies in Christian Ethics and Economic Life, Vol 1) (1995) 16 copie
The Hidden Form of Capital: Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress (Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization) (2010) 13 copie
Aspiring to freedom: Commentaries on John Paul II's encyclical The Social concerns of the Church (1988) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
comprendre la sociologie 2 copie
Religion in a Revolutionary Society (Distinguished lecture series on the Bicentennial) (1974) 2 copie
Speaking to the Third World: Essays on Democracy and Development (Studies in Religion, Philosophy, & Public Policy) (1985) 2 copie
Modernlesme ve Bilinc 1 copia
Desarrollo humano y crecimiento económico : confrontación y diálogo : documentos del Encuentro "Desarrollo Humano y… (1989) 1 copia
Il brusio degli angeli 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Berger, Peter Ludwig
- Data di nascita
- 1929-03-17
- Data di morte
- 2017-06-27
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Austria (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Luogo di nascita
- Vienna, Austria
- Luogo di morte
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- heart failure
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
Bad Boll, Germany
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA - Istruzione
- Wagner College (BA|1949)
The New School (MA|1950)
The New School (PhD|1954) - Attività lavorative
- sociologist
- Relazioni
- Berger, Brigitte (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- Evangelische Akademie
Universidad de Carolina del Norte
Hartford Seminary
The New School
Rutgers University
Boston College (mostra tutto 10)
Boston University
Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs
American Sociological Association
Eastern Sociological Society - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Mannes Sperber Prize ( [1992])
Honorary Doctorate (Loyola University)
Honorary Doctorate (Wagner College)
Honorary Doctorate (University of Notre Dame)
Honorary Doctorate (University of Geneva)
Honorary Doctorate (University of Munich)
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- Opere
- 60
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 5,561
- Popolarità
- #4,473
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 34
- ISBN
- 257
- Lingue
- 22
- Preferito da
- 10