The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion by Peter L. Berger

The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion

Peter L. Berger

240 pages first pub 1967 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This absorbing and original examination brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs--that it is the sacred canopy which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning. In this book, Berger expan...

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