Some Critical Observations on the Church-Sect Dimension
Three basic problems with the church-sect dimension are raised: its definition, empirical correlates, and the association of its defining elements. The last question is examined in detail. Several elements presumed to be essential to a definition of church-sect are demonstrated to have no basis in f...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1967]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Reality
B Working Class B Churches B Religious rituals B Sectarianism B Church Attendance B Religious buildings |
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| Summary: | Three basic problems with the church-sect dimension are raised: its definition, empirical correlates, and the association of its defining elements. The last question is examined in detail. Several elements presumed to be essential to a definition of church-sect are demonstrated to have no basis in fact. A re-examination of the concept is called for. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "Toward a Radical Critique of Church-Sect Typologizing (1967)"
Kritik in "In a Sow's Ear (1967)" |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384198 |