Will Herberg
Will Herberg · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Sociologist of religion; author of 'Protestant-Catholic-Jew'
1901, Russian Empire — 1977, United States
United States
Will Herberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist of religion; author of 'Protestant-Catholic-Jew'
Will Herberg was a sociologist of religion and social philosopher whose 'Protestant–Catholic–Jew' (1955) offered a landmark interpretation of American religious identity as a form of belonging in a pluralist society. Once a Marxist theorist, he became a leading religious and conservative thinker. He was Jewish and wrote extensively on Jewish theology.
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Sociologist of religion; author of 'Protestant-Catholic-Jew'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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