Weber or Troeltsch?: Methodology, Syndrome, and the Development of Church-Sect Theory

The historical development of church-sect theory is analyzed, and two major points are made. First, insufficient attention has been paid to the role of church-sect in its original use by Max Weber and, in particular, in the context of his treatment of the ideal type. Second, since the work of Ernst...

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Main Author: Swatos, William H. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1976]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1976, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-144
Further subjects:B Theology
B Ideal Type
B Social theories
B Churches
B Sectarianism
B Social Environment
B Social Interaction
B Religious Organizations
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