Adair-Toteff, Christopher
Max Weber's Sociology of Religion

This volume is a collection of ten articles by Christopher Adair-Toteff that examine the fundamental aspects of Max Weber's sociology of religion. For Weber, religion is best understood as it responds to the human need for theodicy and soteriology. The collected articles were published between 2002 and 2015 in various renowned journals and deal with different topics such as charisma, asceticism, mysticism, theodicy, prophets, and 'Kulturprotestantismus'. In his work, the author attempts to understand, clarify, and interpret key concepts and themes in Weber's sociology of religion. Contents: 1. Max Weber's Mysticism (2002). - 2. Max Weber's Charisma (2005). - 3. Max Weber's Pericles: The Political Demagogue (2008). - 4. Max Weber's Notion of Asceticism (2010). - 5. Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Politics: Weber on Conscience, Conviction, and Conflict (2012). - 6. Max Weber's Charismatic Prophets (2013). - 7. Max Weber and 'Kulturprotestantismus' (2014). - 8. Max Weber on Confucianism versus Protestantism (2014). - 9. 'Sinn der Welt': Max Weber and the Problem of Theodicy (2013). - 10. Statistical Origins of the 'Protestant Ethic' (2015). 208 Seiten, broschiert (Mohr Siebeck 2016)