'The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch' offers the best contemporary work on Ernst Troeltsch, written by the best scholars currently working in this field. Original, authoritative and wide-ranging, the critical assessments of this volume will make it ideal for Troeltsch students and scholars alike.

'Anthem Companions to Sociology' offer authoritative and comprehensive assessments of major figures in the development of sociology from the last two centuries. Covering the major advancements in sociological thought, these companions offer critical evaluations of key figures in the...

In this volume, Christopher Adair-Toteff elucidates the meanings and functions of a number of fundamental concepts in Max Weber's sociology of religion. While Weber is widely recognized as one of the founders of the field of the discipline, there remain many disagreements about the nature of his investigations. Because sociology of religion is still a relatively new discipline, there many questions about its scope and methods linger. For example, it is not sufficiently clear what, exactly, Weber meant when he referred to 'world religions, ' and it is not completely evident how his Protestant...

This volume is a collection of ten articles by Christopher Adair-Toteff that examine the fundamental aspects of Max Weber's sociology of religion. They were published between 2002 and 2015 in various renowned journals and deal with various topics such as charisma, asceticism, mysticism, theodicy, prophets, and -Kulturprotestantismus.- In his work, the author reflects the attempt to understand, clarify, and interpret key concepts and themes in Weber's sociology of religion.