The precarious organisation : sociological explorations of the church's mission and structure / Mady A. Thung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thung, Mady A., author.

Series:

Religion and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian sociology.

Mission of the church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Netherlands : Mouton & Co, [1976]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword / Lammers, Coraelis J.

Author's Preface and Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Part One: Towards a New Church Model

1. Assumptions

2. The Missionary Church: What Kind of Organisation?

Part Two: Coping with External Pressures

3. The Missionary Church and its Environment

4. Operationalizing the Church's Mission in Society

5. External and Church Influences on Members

Part Three: Internal Structure

6. Intermezzo: From 'Process' to 'Structure'

7. Subdivisions and Unity in a Missionary Church

8. Authority, Influence, Leadership

9. Governmental Structure in a Missionary Church

10. Epilogue

References

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110801774

3110801779

OCLC:

1002253098