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The Sociology of Religious Organizations
Sociology Compass, 2008Abstract Whether willingly or not, the sociology of religion has become increasingly influenced by organizational theories and research. Despite objections, the sociology of religious organizations is an area of study rising in prominence. Growth comes from both explicit and implicit applications of organizational theories.
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Towards the Sociology of Religious Independency
Journal of Religion in Africa, 1970In 1957, David Barrett, as a missionary in Kenya, became acquainted intimately with a massive secession from the Anglican Church. Several years later as a graduate student at Union Theological Seminary in New York he began to see the widespread nature of African independency.
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Elements of Sociology of Religious Freedom
Abstract This chapter delves into recurrent structural conditions and social perceptions of religious freedom that represent central elements of a sociology of religious freedom. It argues that in establishing the norms of religious freedom within everyday interactions two overlapping processes must be considered.Olga Breskaya +2 more
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Archives de sciences sociales des religionsThe Elementary Forms of the Religious Life is the title of a book by Professor Émile Durkheim of the University of Paris, which has been translated into English by Mr. Joseph Ward Swain, M.A. (Allen & Unwin; 15s. net). It is further described as ‘A Study
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, 2013 The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life is the title of a book by Professor Émile Durkheim of the University of Paris, which has been translated into English by Mr. Joseph Ward Swain, M.A. (Allen & Unwin; 15s. net). It is further described as ‘A Study
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From Religious Sociology to Sociology of Religion: Towards Globalisation?
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2000In Western Europe, “religious sociology” developed after the Second World War and, in order to improve its theory and methods, the Société International de Sociologie Religieuse (SISR) was established in 1948. After comparing its aims with those of the American associations, the author discusses the reception of religious sociology by the churches in ...
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The Sociology of Religious Strife
The Journal of Religion, 1935HE National Conference of Jews and Christians is a sort of permanent religious disarmament conference with a history of several years of energetic activity. Under Protestant auspices it has brought together representatives of the three faiths to discuss points of tension and to promote understanding by means of round-table seminars.
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The Return of Religious Sociology
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 1989The title of this paper is perhaps misleading, for it might be argued that, either explicitly or implicitly, religious sociology never left the discipline. There has been, however, a discernible rise in its popularity among sociologists of religion in the last few years, enough that Franz H.
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Toward a Sociology of Religious Knowledge
Journal of the American Academy of ReligionABSTRACT This article asks: What might happen to our understanding of religions if we approached them as social forms that were principally organized around claims about knowledge rather than around beliefs or practices. In this article, we trace a constellation of concerns across scholarship in religious studies that reveals an ...
Ari Y Kelman, Rafa Kern
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The sociology of religious orders and congregations
Social Compass, 1960La littérature sociologique relative aux ordres et aux congrégations est très pauvre. On trouve quelques notations à ce sujet chez M. Weber, E. Troeltsch et G. Mensching. Parmi les auteurs modernes, il faut citer: G. Gundlach, E. Francis et A. Blazovitch.
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