For courses in the Sociology, Philosophy, and Psychology of Religion in the departments of Sociology and Religious Studies, this text covers the major thinkers from the time of the 18th century Enlightenment through the 20th century, and discusses all classical works, providing chapters on each participant in historical order.

This chronologically organized book offers readers the opportunity to examine the development of religious thinking from the 18th-century Enlightenment through the 20th century. The contributions of all of the major social thinkers are considered in this thoughtful and integrative look at the classical roots of religious thought.