A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural - eBook

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Influential scholar Peter L. Berger reveals five signs that point to the supernatural and its place in a modern secular societyAcclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger examines religion in twentieth-century.

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Western society, exploring the social nature of knowledge and its effect on religious belief. Using five signs evident in ordinary lifeorder, play, hope, damnation, and humorBerger calls for a rediscovery of the supernatural as a crucial, rich dimension of humanity.Conceived as a response to his influential book The Sacred Canopy, Berger eschews technical jargon and speaks directly and systematically to those, like himself, who wish to explore religious questions.