Critical Review
Religion in Society: A Sociology of Religion is a book written by Ronald Johnstone. It gives an overview of the role of religion in the society. in his presentation, Ronald focuses on the position of religion as an agent of socialization in the United States of America (USA). This paper gives a critical analysis of the text. It does this by critiquing the author’s position on his definition of religion, church, denomination, sect and cult; rational choice theory; bureaucratization of religion and elements in religious socialization.
In his writings, Ronald gives accurate definitions to religion, church, denomination, sect and ...