Conceptions of the Ultimate and the Social Organization of Religious Bodies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2513054 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Sommerfeld, R A Sommerfeld (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178 |
| Publication date | 1968-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1384626 |
| OpenAlex | W2320768544 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This paper offers a typology of organized religion that grows out of the conceptions of the Ultimate espoused by Christian religious bodies and relates to these conceptions the patterns of social organization of these bodies. The attempt is to discover a typology that adequately accommodates the theological and confessional character of religious bodies, on one hand, and their social structures and behavioral patterns, on the other. The paper offers three major types: Familial, Democratic, and Dominical
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2014 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |