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[...] Jim Troeltsch poked his head in and asked Hal what he was doing, and Hal told him photosynthesizing and then didn't say anything else until Troeltsch went away.
Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace (p. 560)
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[...] Jim Troeltsch poked his head in and asked Hal what he was doing, and Hal told him photosynthesizing and then didn't say anything else until Troeltsch went away.
Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace (p. 560)
Types of Religious Organisation: The Sect
Types of Religious Organisation: The Sect
According to Troeltsch, the Sect is basically the opposite of The Church….
Key characteristics of sects according to Troeltsch…
They have significantly smaller memberships than churches
The membership base of sects is drawn from the lower social classes
Sects are not aligned with the state
Sects do not accept the norms and values of mainstream society. Sects are detached from society, and in…
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Types of Religious Organisation: The Denomination
Types of Religious Organisation: The Denomination
H.R. Niebuhr (1929) was the first sociologist to distinguish between a church and a denomination. His distinction was based on a study of religion in the U.S.A.
Denominations share some, but not all of the features of churches.
Examples of denominations include the Methodists, the Pentecostals and the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
According to Neibuhr, denominations have about 6 characteristics:
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Types of Religious Organisation: The Church
Types of Religious Organisation: The Church
Ernst Troeltsch (1931) used the term ‘church’ to refer to a large, hierarchically organised religious institutions with an inclusive, universal membership, typically with close links to the state.
According to Troeltsch* Churches have about 5 characteristics:
Churches tend to have very large memberships, and inclusive memberships.
Churches tend to claim a monopoly on the truth.
Churches have…
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Moral
Moral ist für mich selbst, nicht um sie anderen vorzuschreiben. frei nach Troeltsch
Pages 60-63
Troeltsch gets sick suddenly. A description of the first night at the Academy.
And any dreams you do have seem ragged at the edges, gnawed on, incomplete.
David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, p61
Troeltsch is the sort that can feel his own forehead and detect fever.
David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, p60