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Religion in Society: A Sociology of Religion by Ronald L. Johnstone Hardcover. This introduction to the sociology of religion in the fourth edition follows an outline that with continuing modifications has worked successfully in over three decades of teaching courses variously titled Religion and Society, Sociology of Religion, and Religion in Contemporary Society. The book is intended primarily for a first college-level course in the sociology of reli-gion, taken preferably by students who have had at least an introductory course in sociology. This introduction to the sociology of religion in the fourth edition follows an outline that with continuing modifications has worked successfully in over three decades of teaching courses variously titled Religion and Society, Sociology of Religion, and Religion in Contemporary Society. The book is intended primarily for a first college-level course in the sociology of reli-gion, taken preferably by students who have had at least an introductory course in sociology.