Peter L. Berger Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.”

“In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state.”

“If you say simply that pressures toward democracy are created by the market, I would say yes.”

“But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world.”

“Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic.”

“We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization.”

“Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there's no democracy without a market economy, but you can have a market economy without democracy.”

“The problem with liberal Protestantism in America is not that it has not been orthodox enough, but that it has lost a lot of religious substance.”

“I'm sure Putnam is right that there's been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues. But people participate in communities in other ways.”

“If the cultural elite has its way, the U.S. will be much more like Europe.”