Church and Sect Revisited

Sociologists continue to disagree on how to define the church-sect distinction. Some have expanded Troeltsch's historically based typology by adding new types based on a study of modern Christian bodies in the English-speaking nations. Others have tried to broaden the typology by defining it in...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Main Author: Johnson, Benton 1928- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1971]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1971, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 124-137
Further subjects:B Methodism
B United States History
B Catholicism
B Faith
B Sectarianism
B Christian History
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