Prozorova Y. Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology: Christianity in World History. In: Hiebert D. (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Sociology and Christianity. London; New York: Routledge, 2023. P. 34–46. Prozorova Y. Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology: Christianity in World History. In: Hiebert D. (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Sociology and Christianity. London; New York: Routledge, 2023. P. 34–46.ISBN 978-1-032-23072-6DOI 10.4324/9781003277743-5Posted on site: 06.12.23 AbstractThis chapter discusses Christianity from a civilizational perspective in comparative historical sociology. It touches upon the classical sociological sources of civilizational scholarship and draws specifically on the relevant studies and theoretical reflections in contemporary civilizational analysis. The chapter considers Christianity in the context of the crucial theoretical problematics and thematic foci of civilizational analysis: the Axial Age breakthrough and its consequences, the civilizational dimension and religio-political nexus as a societal metainstitutional framework, and modernity (or modernities). Such a framework sheds new light on Christianity as a world-historical phenomenon that shapes civilizational complexes and engenders large-scale transformations and socio-cultural innovations of global significance. Christianity is intertwined with the institutionalization of distinct forms of power, state formation, and empire building. Being integral to the Western civilizational complex, Christianity contributed to the rise of modernity and its institutional forms. The divergence between Western and Eastern Christianity with concomitant imaginaries and patterns of relationship between sacral and secular power was conducive to different civilizational trajectories and paths to modernity.Àâòîðû:Content (in russ)hide table of contentsshow table of contents Introduction to the Handbook: The Intersection of Sociology and Christianity PART 1: The History of Christianity and Sociology Introduction to Part 1: The History of Christianity and Sociology 1. Sociological Perspectives on First Century Christianity Anthony J. Blasi 2. Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology: Christianity in World History Yulia Prozorova 3. Orthodox Christian Diasporas in the West: Grounding the Tradition Marco Guglielmi 4. Saint-Simon, Saint-Simonism, and the Triumph of Comte’s Vision of Sociology Joseph A. Scimecca 5. Definitions of Religion in Classical Sociology: Transcendence in Durkheim and Weber Evan F. Kuehn 6. The Rise of Public Religion in Countries of Catholic Tradition Joseba Garcia Martin and Benjamín Tejerina 7. A Social History of Christofascism Steven Foertsch and Christopher M. Pieper PART 2: Contemporary Sociological Theory and Christianity Introduction to Part 2: Contemporary Sociological Theory and Christianity 8. Individualism, Collectivism, and Christianity Tsung-I Hwang 9. The Spatial Turn in the Study of Religion Jeffrey Robert Thomas 10. Post-Critical Sociology and Christianity Henry Kwok 11. Sociology, Christianity, and Critical Realism Brad Vermurlen 12. De-colonization, Sociology, and Christianity Henry Kwok 13. The Ethics of Globalization Clinton E. Stockwell 14. Ethics and Society: A Theory of Comparative Worldviews Tong Zhang PART 3: Social Institutions and Christianity Introduction to Part 3: Social Institutions and Christianity 15. Current Research on Religious Socialization in the Global North David Rohall 16. Theologically Informed Family Theory Todd F. Martin 17. Marriage Payments among Christian Communities in Southern India Sristi Mondal and Anand Ranjan 18. Megachurches in the United States: Co-Sanctified Lexicons as Worldviews Valerie Hiebert 19. Contemporary Christian Music and Contemporary Worship Music Ibrahim Abraham 20. The Impact of Western Christianity on Trade Unionism Theodore Koutroukis 21. Faith on the Ballot, Faith in the Ballot: The Democratic Process in Kenya Martin Munyao and Sylvia W. Muriuki Part 4: Social Change and Christianity Introduction to Part 4: Social Change and Christianity 22. Poverty in Working Classes and Christian Social Movements in Britain Victoria Turner 23. The Social Gospel Movement in the United States Clinton E. Stockwell 24. Liberation Theology in Latin America Madeleine Cousineau 25. Black Christianity and Black Liberation Movements in the United States Shaonta’ E. Allen 26. Peacebuilding in Fragile, War-Torn Societies in Africa Anne Kubai 27. The Construction of Online Christian Sacred Space in Indonesia Izak Y.M. Lattu 28. The Cultural Turn from Religion Toward Spirituality in the Global North Dennis Hiebert PART 5: Applied Sociology and Christianity Introduction to Part 5: Applied Sociology and Christianity 29. Applied and Clinical Sociology: A Christian Perspective Joshua D. Reichard 30. Seeking Ethical Discernment in Christian Legality and Community Laura R. Ford 31. Christianities and Socialisms Joerg Rieger 32. The Relevance of Christian Ethics to the Ethic of Care Sanja Ivic 33. Theological Influences on Mobilization of Opposition to Modern Slavery Matthew C. Clarke 34. Christianity and Human Rights Olga Breskaya and Giuseppe Giordan 35. The Recurring Christian Debate about Social Justice Dennis Hiebert Index