خلاصة:
پیتر ال. برگر (1929-2017) یکی از تأثیرگذارترین جامعهشناسان در شصت سال گذشته بوده که آثارش در زمینه جامعهشناسی دین، از جمله آثار کلیدی این حوزه است. مقاله حاضر، «نقد مثبت» سه جنبه از نظریه برگر در جامعهشناسی دین است: 1. کاربرد ناسازگار ایده ساخت اجتماعی؛ 2. بیتوجهی به «قدرت» و «ایدئولوژی»؛ و 3. کارکرد ناکافی زبان به عنوان ابزار ساخت جهان. این مقاله با تقویت نظریه برگر در بستر نظریههای معاصر ایدئولوژی و گفتمان، طرح کلی رویکرد ساختگرایانه انتقادی به جامعهشناسی دین را مطرح میکند.
Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last sixty years. In the sociology of religion, his publications are among the key works of the discipline. This paper is a “positive critique” of three aspects of Berger’s theoretical work in the sociology of religion: (1) an inconsistent application of the idea of social construction, (2) a lack of focus on power and ideology, and (3) an insufficient operationalization of language as a vehicle of world-construction. Augmenting Berger’s field-defining work with insights from contemporary theories of ideology and discourse, the article provides an outline for a critical constructionist approach to the sociology of religion.Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last sixty years. In the sociology of religion, his publications are among the key works of the discipline. This paper is a “positive critique” of three aspects of Berger’s theoretical work in the sociology of religion: (1) an inconsistent application of the idea of social construction, (2) a lack of focus on power and ideology, and (3) an insufficient operationalization of language as a vehicle of world-construction.