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'''Peter L. Berger''' (March 17, 1929 to June 27, 2017) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology.   
 
'''Peter L. Berger''' (March 17, 1929 to June 27, 2017) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology.   
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According to ''Christianity Today'', "Berger wrote of his religious self-identification: “I’d always have a hard time choosing between ‘[[Nones|none]]—no religious affiliation,’ ‘relatively conservative [[Lutheran]],’ and ‘[[agnosticism|agnostic]].’” (He [https://www.the-american-interest.com/?s=peter+berger+evangelicals opined] on [[Evangelical Christians|evangelicals]] regularly.)."*<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/june/died-peter-berger-sociologist-religion-secularization-theor.html Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion], ''Christianity Today'', 2017</ref>
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Berger also described himself as an "incurable Lutheran".<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/june/died-peter-berger-sociologist-religion-secularization-theor.html Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion], ''Christianity Today'', 2017</ref>
  
 
Berger's work ''Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.isa-sociology.org/books/books10.htm International Sociological Association - Books of the Century]</ref>  
 
Berger's work ''Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.isa-sociology.org/books/books10.htm International Sociological Association - Books of the Century]</ref>  
  
Berger is also well-know for his scholarship relating to the current [[desecularization]] of the world (often referred to as the "global resurgence of religion") despite being an advocate of the secularization theory in the 1950s/1960s.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/The-Desecularization-World-Resurgent-Religion/dp/0802846912 The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics], see review of the book by ''Publisher's Weekly''</ref>
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Berger is also well-know for his scholarship relating to the current [[desecularization]] of the world (often referred to as the "global resurgence of religion") despite being an advocate of the secularization theory in the 1950s/1960s.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/The-Desecularization-World-Resurgent-Religion/dp/0802846912 The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics], see review of the book by ''Publisher's Weekly''</ref>
  
Berger has spent the majority of his career teaching at The New School for Social Research, [[Rutgers University]], and [[Boston University]].
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Berger spent the majority of his career teaching at The New School for Social Research, [[Rutgers University]], and [[Boston University]].
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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*[https://digitalcommons.denison.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=religion Peter Berger and the Rise and Fall of the Theory of Secularization] by Dylan Reaves, Denison University, 2012
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*[http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/june/died-peter-berger-sociologist-religion-secularization-theor.html Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion], ''Christianity Today'', 2017
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*[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/us/obituary-peter-berger-dead-theologian-sociologist.html Peter Berger, Theologian Who Fought ‘God Is Dead’ Movement, Dies at 88], ''New York Times'', 2017
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*[https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/06/29/peter-berger-rip/ Peter Berger, RIP] ''American Interest'' June 29, 2017
 
*[http://www.the-american-interest.com/berger/ Peter L. Berger's blog]
 
*[http://www.the-american-interest.com/berger/ Peter L. Berger's blog]
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*[https://www.the-american-interest.com/?s=peter+berger+evangelicals Peter Berger on evangelical Christianity]
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Latest revision as of 19:11, April 9, 2019

Peter L. Berger (March 17, 1929 to June 27, 2017) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology.

According to Christianity Today, "Berger wrote of his religious self-identification: “I’d always have a hard time choosing between ‘none—no religious affiliation,’ ‘relatively conservative Lutheran,’ and ‘agnostic.’” (He opined on evangelicals regularly.)."*[1] Berger also described himself as an "incurable Lutheran".[2]

Berger's work Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.[3]

Berger is also well-know for his scholarship relating to the current desecularization of the world (often referred to as the "global resurgence of religion") despite being an advocate of the secularization theory in the 1950s/1960s.[4]

Berger spent the majority of his career teaching at The New School for Social Research, Rutgers University, and Boston University.

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