A Far Glory: The Quest for Faith in an Age of Credulity

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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. 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