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Introduction : of two minds / John Orme Mills -- The limits of displacement : two disciplines face each other / Eileen Barker -- Displacements and reinstatements : the relations between sociology and theology considered in their changing intellectual context / Christopher Harris, Mary Hesse, Fergus Kerr, Nicholas Lash -- The sociological mode and the theological vocabulary / David Martin -- Theodicy and social theory : an exploration of the limits of collaboration between sociologist and theologian / W.S.F. Pickering -- The rational system of beliefs / W. Donald Hudson -- From sociology to theology / Robin Gill - - The sociology of Roman Catholic theology / Gregory Baum -- God, man and media : on a problem arising when theologians speak of the modern world / John Orme Mills --Relativizing the relativizers : a theologian's assessment of the role of sociological explanation of religious phenomena and theology today / Timothy Radcliffe -- Theology and sociology : what point is there in keeping the distinction? / Antoine Lion -- Epilogue : many voices / Robert Towler.