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Presbyterian Pluralism
William J. Weston
其他書名
Competition in a Protestant House
出版Univ. of Tennessee Press, 1997
主題History / United States / 19th CenturyReligion / GeneralReligion / Christianity / CalvinistReligion / Christianity / PresbyterianReligion / Christian Church / HistorySocial Science / Sociology of Religion
ISBN08704998239780870499821
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EZjCBMhmXboC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Focusing on the heated ideological struggles that occurred within the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., during the late 1800s and early 1900s, this book offers a compelling and original explanation of how diverse viewpoints can be accommodated within a religious institution. The Presbyterian example, William J. Weston argues, shows clearly that competition is the only effective kind of pluralism for a church - one that leads neither to institutional paralysis nor to irreconcilable division. Much of the current literature in the sociology of religion sees intradenominational conflict in terms of culture wars between two great factions or parties. However, in the competition model that Weston posits in this book, it is actually a third party - the loyalist center - that holds the power and that ultimately determines the outcome of the struggle. Essential reading for sociologists and historians of religion, Presbyterian Pluralism reaches important conclusions that will engage anyone concerned with conflict inside organizational structures and how it might be contained.