The Perils of Idealism: A Reply
The question underlying any discussion of the New Class and its application to religious phenomena is simply, how does one account for the political and economic interests and ideology of religious elites in advanced industrial societies? Many factors are involved in determining the shape of an ideo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1983
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Review of religious research
Year: 1983, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-276 |
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| Summary: | The question underlying any discussion of the New Class and its application to religious phenomena is simply, how does one account for the political and economic interests and ideology of religious elites in advanced industrial societies? Many factors are involved in determining the shape of an ideology and set of interests. Yet any attempt to sort out those factors for a particular group that ignores the social structural determinants will ultimately lead to an intellectual idealism. Historical precedents notwithstanding, empirical evidence confirms the utility of the New Class hypothesis for accounting for the world view of religious elites and the Young Evangelicals in particular. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511819 |