Les Institutions Ecclesiastiques En Civilisations Urbaine Et Industrielle
The industrial world is transforming the environment in which ecclesias tical institutions are situated. The aim of this article is to examine some characteristics of the urban environment and to reflect upon their significance when considered in connection with ecclesiastical organisa tion. Externa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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Sage
[1966]
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Social compass
Year: 1966, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-52 |
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| Summary: | The industrial world is transforming the environment in which ecclesias tical institutions are situated. The aim of this article is to examine some characteristics of the urban environment and to reflect upon their significance when considered in connection with ecclesiastical organisa tion. External developments themselves produce, right from the outset spontaneous redefinitions which merit systematic observation. The fol lowing notes are an attempt to formulate a number of hypotheses which can be used for this purpose.1) The residential milieu is now far less important as a primary motivating group for the most important social functions. Organizing the establishment of the clergy simply according to residential areas runs the risk of not being able to present a religion which can penetrate social life.2) The development of mass media within the context of an urban community creates new conditions of social control. The importance of control exercised by direct observation of behaviour is diminishing and this in turn poses problems relating to the role and structure of the ecclesiastical body.3) The ecclesiastical body is in competition with other cultural influences. Participation in activities initiated by the clergy competes with parti cipation in other social activities. This fact creates a new situation in which people are able to choose whether or not they will follow the initiatives of the clergy.4) The urban context, where feast days have been replaced by leisure and holidays, where the separation between the sacred and the profane is less obvious than hitherto, has an effect upon the order of priority of sacerdotal activities and on the development of the leadership of the clergy. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/003776866601300103 |