The Precarious Organisation: Sociological Explorations of the Church's Mission and Structure

Mady A. Thung

Published by De Gruyter 1976

The Precarious Organisation

Sociological Explorations of the Church's Mission and Structure

Mady A. Thung

Volume 5 in the series Religion and Society

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110801774

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Coraelis J. Lammers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Author’s Preface and Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One: Towards a New Church Model
1. Assumptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. The Missionary Church: What Kind of Organisation? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Part Two: Coping with External Pressures
3. The Missionary Church and its Environment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
4. Operationalizing the Church’s Mission in Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
5. External and Church Influences on Members Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Part Three: Internal Structure
6. Intermezzo: From ‘Process’ to ‘Structure’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
7. Subdivisions and Unity in a Missionary Church Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
8. Authority, Influence, Leadership Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
9. Governmental Structure in a Missionary Church Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
10. Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Copyright year: 1976
Edition: Reprint 2016
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 348
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 4
Keywords: Religionssoziologie

eBook

Published: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9783110801774

Hardcover

Published: January 1, 1976
ISBN: 9789027976529