The Community, Courage, and Compassion of the Christian Sociologist
Christian sociologists are called to enter relationships in community, to explore spirituality with courage, and to work for social justice with compassion. First, truth is neither purely objective nor subjective, but rather personal and relational, and ultimately communal. To know is to become be...
| Published in: | Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2012]
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Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society
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| Further subjects: | B
critical sociology
B Social Justice B Courage B Christian B Compassion B Community B Truth B Prophet |
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| Summary: | Christian sociologists are called to enter relationships in community, to explore spirituality with courage, and to work for social justice with compassion. First, truth is neither purely objective nor subjective, but rather personal and relational, and ultimately communal. To know is to become betrothed, to engage the known with one's whole self. Second, truth cannot be realized without the courage to make ourselves vulnerable to it, whatever it may be, wherever it may take us. The courage required to open ourselves to truth must be doubled when we are subsequently thrust into the role of a prophet. Third, truth is not for the purpose of control or power, but for love, the act of entering and embracing the reality of the other. Active love of neighbor is not mere sympathy or even empathy, but compassion. Community is the context of true knowledge, courage is the character required for it, and compassion is its calling. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-8711 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society
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