@article{ART001622254},
author={Chull Lee},
title={Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology},
journal={The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics},
issn={1229-8387},
year={2011},
number={22},
pages={42-79}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chull Lee
TI - Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology
JO - The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
PY - 2011
VL - null
IS - 22
PB - The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
SP - 42
EP - 79
SN - 1229-8387
AB - Sociology of Religion is a scientific study to analyze a religion with sociological methodology. In this definition, religion refers to not only the institutionalized religions but quasi-religious phenomenon such as hobby, ideology, social movement and so forth. To Emile Durkheim, society is a ‘divine’ object to its individuals as God is so to its believers. Like the subjects to God, people subordinate themselves to society, try to follow the socially recognized ideals and values and become dependent to society. This act of worshipping the society like God can be called ‘religion of society.’ The objective of this study is to investigate the nature and role of this religion. For this purpose, this study makes use of Psychoanalysis and Post-structuralism not to mention of Durkheim's theory. Psychoanalysis suggests a way of finding the psychological motives or demands to make people to subordinate themselves to society. Post-structuralism shows how society forms and controls the act and thought of individual and at the same time how to deconstruct this society. The ultimate goal of this article as one of Christian Sociology is something to do with the concern about Christians’ moving from worshipping to society to worshipping to God. For this concern, this article aims at analyzing and deconstructing the religion of society.
KW - society;God;religion of society;psychoanalysis;social change;post-structuralism
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Chull Lee. (2011). Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 22, 42-79.
Chull Lee. 2011, "Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology", The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, no.22, pp.42-79.
Chull Lee "Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics 22 pp.42-79 (2011) : 42.
Chull Lee. Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology. 2011; 22 : 42-79.
Chull Lee. "Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.22(2011) : 42-79.
Chull Lee. Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 22, 42-79.
Chull Lee. Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics. 2011; 22 42-79.
Chull Lee. Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology. 2011; 22 : 42-79.
Chull Lee. "Sociology of Religion and "Sociology of Society": Social Transformative Aspect of Christian Sociology" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.22(2011) : 42-79.
