Religion and Social Change: Some Basic Patterns

Organized religion has often a predilection for the status quo and stands in the way of a healthy transformation of outmoded social structures. On the other hand, réligion provides the most potent motivation for transforming society in accordance with the principles and ideals that define the ultima...

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Auteur principal: Chethimattam, John B. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dharmaram College 1984
Dans: Journal of Dharma
Année: 1984, Volume: 9, Numéro: 1, Pages: 7-23
Sujets non-standardisés:B Social Change
B Secularization
B Religion
B Theological Reductionism
B Caste
B Monistic Sociology
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Résumé:Organized religion has often a predilection for the status quo and stands in the way of a healthy transformation of outmoded social structures. On the other hand, réligion provides the most potent motivation for transforming society in accordance with the principles and ideals that define the ultimate concerns of man as a social being. But this religious orientation towards social change has assumed different approaches. Here I shall present a few basic patterns of the relationship of religion to social structures, their preservation, development and transformation.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma