What Happens When We Practice Religion?: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life

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By Robert Wuthnow, professor of sociology

Published Dec. 16, 2019

We say we “practice” religion, but what does this really mean? In What Happens When We Practice Religion?: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life (Princeton University Press), a textbook-style work, sociology professor Robert Wuthnow uses methods from a variety of fields to explore the concept of religious practice, religious experiences, and other ways religion manifests in everyday life.

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