Alte Begriffe - Neue Probleme

The authors of this volume realise that historical reception and interpretations are not enough to bring a classic up-to-date and meet the challenge of making Max Weber's sociology relevant to today's world by delving deeper. How does Weberian sociology of religion help make sense of current fundamentalism and secularism? Are his types of authority pertinent to the internalization of politics? Is his analysis of capitalism applicable to that of financial markets now? Where do modern types of charisma become apparent? How have lifestyle problems changed? Can his social stratification categories still help understand inequality? Does his sociology possess enough potential to comprehend both modernity's historical development and continued expansion? The multifaceted articles convince that Weber can be successfully updated, showing that his old terms are undiminished and remain unexploited in the analysis of new matters.