Church-Sect Typology and Organizational Precariousness

The church-sect typology was originally framed as a measure of organizational precariousness. The concepts refer to organizational characteristics rather than attitude traits of individuals. The concepts of church-sect have become imprecise and non-operational. There is little definitional consensus...

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Main Author: Coleman, John Aloysius 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1968
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1968, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 55-66
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Summary:The church-sect typology was originally framed as a measure of organizational precariousness. The concepts refer to organizational characteristics rather than attitude traits of individuals. The concepts of church-sect have become imprecise and non-operational. There is little definitional consensus among those who use the concepts as to the specific differentiating characteristics of church-sect. A return to the original heuristic intent of Weber, Troeltsch and Niebuhr in their use of church-sect typology can provide a clear operational meaning to the concepts as measures of organizational precariousness.
ISSN:2325-7873
Contains:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3709873