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BIOGRAPHY Berger was born in Trieste , Italy , then raised in Vienna and later emigrated to the United States shortly after World War II . In 1949 he graduated from Wagner College with a Bachelor Of Arts . He continued his studies at the New School For Social Research in New York (M.A. in 1950 , Ph. D. in 1952 ). In 1955 and 1956 he worked at the Evangelische Akademie in Bad Boll , Germany . From 1956 to 1958 Berger was an assistant professor at the University Of North Carolina ; from 1958 to 1963 he was an associate professor at Hartford Theological Seminary . The next stations in his career were professorships at the New School for Social Research, Rutgers University , and Boston College . Since 1981 Berger has been Professor of Sociology and Theology at Boston University , and since 1985 also director of the Institute For The Study Of Economic Culture , which transformed, a few years ago, into the Institute On Culture, Religion And World Affairs {Link without Title} . THOUGHTS Berger is perhaps best known for his view that ) {Link without Title} . His conception of 's conception of Geist . {Link without Title} . WORKS The influential sociological works of Berger include:
Today he writes on the sociology of religion and capitalism:
HONOURS Berger is doctor ''honoris causa'' of Loyola University , Wagner College , the University Of Notre Dame , the University Of Geneva , and Munich University . He is an honorary member of many scientific associations. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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