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'''Peter L. Berger''' (March 17, 1929 to June 27, 2017) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology.  According to ''Christianity Today'', "Berger wrote of his religious self-identification: “I’d always have a hard time choosing between ‘[[Nones|none]]—no religious affiliation,’ ‘relatively conservative [[Lutheran]],’ and ‘[[agnosticism|agnostic]].’” (He opined on evangelicals regularly.)."*<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/june/died-peter-berger-sociologist-religion-secularization-theor.html Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion], ''Christianity Today'', 2017</ref>

'''Peter L. Berger''' (March 17, 1929 to June 27, 2017) is an Austrian-born American sociologist best known for his work in the fields of the sociology of knowledge/religion, the study of modernization, and various theoretical contributions to sociology.   

Berger described himself as an a [[Lutheran]].

According to ''Christianity Today'', "Berger wrote of his religious self-identification: “I’d always have a hard time choosing between ‘[[Nones|none]]—no religious affiliation,’ ‘relatively conservative [[Lutheran]],’ and ‘[[agnosticism|agnostic]].’” (He opined on evangelicals regularly.)."*<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/june/died-peter-berger-sociologist-religion-secularization-theor.html Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion], ''Christianity Today'', 2017</ref>

Berger also described himself as an "incurable Lutheran".

Berger's work ''Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.isa-sociology.org/books/books10.htm International Sociological Association - Books of the Century]</ref>  

Berger's work ''Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge'' (New York, 1966) was declared by the International Sociological Association as being the fifth most influential book written in the field of sociology during the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.isa-sociology.org/books/books10.htm International Sociological Association - Books of the Century]</ref>