Toward a Christian Sociological Perspective: Religious Values, Theory and Methodology

Various sociological perspectives have developed during the past decade to cast a discerning light upon presumedly “value-free sociology.” It has been less popular, however, to question the anti-religious bias in sociology than it has been to demonstrate racial, class or gender biases. Much sociolog...

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Auteur principal: Poloma, Margaret M. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 1982
Dans: Sociological analysis
Année: 1982, Volume: 43, Numéro: 2, Pages: 95-108
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Résumé:Various sociological perspectives have developed during the past decade to cast a discerning light upon presumedly “value-free sociology.” It has been less popular, however, to question the anti-religious bias in sociology than it has been to demonstrate racial, class or gender biases. Much sociology continues to rest upon an anti-spiritual positivistic base that has blinded sociologists to understanding the orthodox religious believer. After exploring the nature of the Christian sociological perspective, an attempt is made to demonstrate its value to theoreticians and researchers alike. The worldview of the charismatic Christian believer is used as a case study to illustrate the illuminative potential of the Christian perspective.
ISSN:2325-7873
Contient:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3710791