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Nine authors from different disciplines appraise the major sociological theories of today while examining the visions of society of such influential theorists as George Herbert Mead, Talcott Parsons, Robert Bellah and Peter Berger

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Product Description: Anti-communism : end of an industry / Leonardo Boff -- Sport, society and religion / Gregory Baum, John Coleman -- Sport and society : the major questions / Klaus Heinemann -- Sport and the contradictions of society / John Coleman -- Social factors influencing sport and violence : on the ""problem"" of football fans in West Germany / Gunter Pilz -- Sexism and sport : a feminist critique / Nancy Shinabargar -- Sports in society : futebol as national drama / Roberto DaMatta -- Canada's national game / Bruce Kidd -- Ethics of sport / Dietmar Mieth -- Early Christianity and the Greek athletic ideal / Sean Freyne -- Olympia between politics and religion / Ju?rgen Moltmann -- Towards a spirituality for sports / Thomas Ryan -- Sport between Zen and the self / Hans Lenk...read more

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Product Description: The term 'critical theology' expresses the blend of critical social theory and liberation theology which distinguishes the thought of Gregory Baum. In these essays, Baum engages contemporary theologians and social thinkers such as David Tracy, John Milbank, Allan Bloom and Emil Fackenheim on the meaning of Catholic social teaching for the social justice movement in North America...read more

Exploring Polanyi's lesser-known works as well as The Great Transformation, Baum provides a more complete and nuanced understanding of Polanyi's thought. He examines Polanyi's interpretation of modern economic and social history, clarifies the ethical presuppositions present in Polanyi's work, and addresses how Polanyi's understanding of the relation between ethics and economics touches on many issues relevant to the contemporary debate about the world's economic future. Baum argues that we should look to Polanyi's understanding of modern capitalism to reinstate the social discourse and, in political practice, the principles of reciprocity and solidarity. He points to examples, both in Canada and abroad, of attempts to formulate alternative models of economic development and to create new forms of institutional and cultural intervention. Karl Polanyi on Ethics and Economics provides fascinating insights into Polanyi's work and today's central social and political issues. It will be of great interest to sociologists, economists, political scientists, and philosophers.

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