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'A distinguished display of theoretical sophistication and empirical richness that restores religion to its rightful position at the centre of sociological debates about modernity, globalization, multiculturalism, consumerism, cosmopolitanism and citizenship. Bryan Turner's highly readable book is full of original and provocative contributions towards a fresh understanding of religion and spirituality at the level of individuals, nations and global society.' James A. Beckford, University of Warwick 'Bryan Turner's intellectual breadth and his deep appreciation of religion as a global force converge in an insightful analysis of the many ways in which religion, politics, and everyday culture interpenetrate today.' Michele Dillon, Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire 'In advancing a comparative sociology of global religion, Bryan Turner produces a penetrating, if controversial, counterpoint to the common assumption that we are in a robustly, even violently, sacralised age. He clinically interrogates conventional assumptions and makes the compelling argument that a globalised market economy has encouraged both a sliding scale of church-state separation and commercialised social religion: not the 'revenge of God', but secularisation of an often unappealing kind. All who think, or worry, about the impact of religious affiliation on society and politics need to read this book.' James Piscatori, Durham University 'By placing globalization at the center of studies of religion, and religion at the center of contemporary social theorizing, Turner has produced a volume that will be widely read by scholars concerned about religion, globalization, and the social sciences more broadly. This volume would be ideal for graduate level social theory courses and those in the sociology of religion addressing central theoretical issues in the field.' Wendy Cadge, Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews '... this is a sophisticated take on a topic that has terrific importance in today's world.' George Soroka, Journal of Church and State
