Purpose: The purpose of the book A Rumor of Angels
             by Peter L. Berger is to shed some light to the
             reader on the author’s views and beliefs of
             The author starts the book by defining the
             term supernatural and how it is set apart from the
             natural world. The definition of the term
             supernatural given in the book is: a fundamental
             category of religion, a belief that there is
             another reality, one of ultimate significance to
             man, that ties into everyday life. When we as
             humans look at supernatural we consider the modern
             science and philosophy of the issue. We as a
             society seem to function fine without supernatural
             in our day to day lives. The author goes in to
             detail about religion and church. He finds that
             people do not go to church with the burning desire
             for salvation from sin as many people think. There
             are supernatural elements to religion that are less
             liquidated and where traditional language is
             transferred from one worldly referents to another.
             Large religious groups are more inclined to various
             forms and degrees of aggiornaments, that are
             limited. This involves a bargaining process, in
             which the author was very concerned. He has
             questions of whether religious aspects are on the
             Sociology brings about a challenge to
             theological thought. One challenge is that research
             gives the theologian a sense of his or her own
             minority status in contemporary society. Another
             challenge would be the example of a minister who
             wants to find out if he is getting his messages
             across to his congregation in a clear manner, to
             find out if he is or is not, he passes out a survey
             to the congregation. The perspective of sociology
             increases an individuals ability to investigate
             whatever truth each age may discover in its
             particular religion or “immedary to God”. If the
             religious thoughts correspond to a reality that is
             superhuman and supernatural, then it seems lo...