Despicable Deviants
Labelling Theory and the Polemic of the Pastorals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2591013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lloyd Pietersen (0000-0001-6940-7448, University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 343 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-4404 • E-ISSN: 1759-8818 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3711920 |
| OpenAlex | W2034981611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
The paper proposes that an adequate historical-critical understanding of the Pastoral Epistles — 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus — can be advanced by using sensitizing concepts from the labelling theory variant of symbolic interactionism. In the three epistles, the technique of the “status degradation ceremony” is seen to transform previously influential Christian insiders into outsiders
Ceremony · Criminology · Epistemology · Labelling · Political science · Sociology · Symbolic interactionism · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |