Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last century. In the sociology of religion, his classic status is uncontested. This article examines Berger’s original application of a constructionist sociology of knowledge perspective to the sociology of religion and its application to the theory of secularisation. The article assesses the influence of this work – The Sacred Canopy in particular – through an analysis of publication data and a typification of types of reference. Although the metaphor of the ‘sacred canopy’ and Berger’s ideas regarding secularisation have been undoubtedly influential, his work never engendered a genuinely constructionist sociology of religion. The reason for this, the article argues, is Berger’s inconsistent application of his own constructionist ideas to his work on religion.

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Peter L. Berger 与宗教社会学

Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) 是上世纪最有影响力的社会学家之一。在宗教社会学中，他的经典地位是无可争议的。本文考察了伯杰最初将建构主义知识社会学视角应用于宗教社会学及其在世俗化理论中的应用。本文通过对出版物数据的分析和参考类型的典型化来评估这项工作的影响——特别是《神圣的天篷》。尽管“神圣树冠”的隐喻和伯杰关于世俗化的思想无疑具有影响力，但他的工作从未产生真正的宗教建构主义社会学。文章认为，这样做的原因是伯杰将他自己的建构主义思想不一致地应用于他的宗教工作。