Does Theology need Sociology? Isn't Theology a superior discipline, enough for itself?
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Why, Theology WITHOUT Sociology is like a peanut butter sandwich without the peanut butter! How can one understand religious ideologies, choices, and freedoms without understanding the separate cultures from which they spring?\nMost certainly the latter must be woven into any Theological study, in my opinion.
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You have to go to Seminary School...just look for some in or around your area.
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This is the argument of Luther... We do not believe we need the Pope or other agents of the Church to have a direct and personal connection with God.  God, in the personage of Jesus is the great moderator...the connection between man and the Divine...through a relationship with Christ. we are able to have an intimate and personal relationship with God (though I personally feel you may connect directly with God in several ways).  \n\nPersonal relations with God dissipate the ability to blame the others for one's own discretion...Personal relation with God makes one personally responsible for ones actions...this the individual must perform self-reflection more truly and deeply....\n\nThis idea is the one of the causes of the Reformation...people got tired of paying for forgiveness (indulgences).
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You're right, it Shouldn't invalidate either...  However, if the raincoat starts to claim that it CAn feed you, then that's where we have a problem...\n\nThe tested and reliable theories of biology state what the physical world presents.  When theology tries to invade the realm of science and misconstrues the facts and twists words and attempts to replace fundamental biological principles with absurd notions, none of which have any supporting evidence, is when the raincoat literally has started eating itself.
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Since it's for sociology, it should focus on people, what they do there, why they are there, and how they interact. Perhaps during a particular time period.
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Sociology= study of society, social institutions, social relationships; or the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings\n\nAnthropology= the study of human beings (human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture)\n\nEthnography= the study and systematic recording of human cultures\n\nEthnology= a study that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics. so basically it's anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
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Hell no. \n\nScience alludes to a rigorous process by which things are proven to be fact.\n\nAnything that is a matter of speculation (religion) cannot be considered scientific.\n\nHowever there is such a thing as the science of religion which is a sort of sociology. But this is sociology -- the scientific study of human behavior. \n\n It is not science like biology, physics, chemistry, calculus. Science is inherently unbiased, and non-subjective.\n\nAny religios text, Im afraid to say does not fall into any type of 'science' category. It may be studied in a Sociological or Philosophical context for enrichment purposes.\n\nI dont think anyone hates the Quran, or any religios text, rather I think that people dont like it when other people impose their views on them. There are 6 billion people in this world each with their own version of religion, we cant go around calling everyone infadels becaues they dont believe in the same things we do. \n\nI wouldnt want to live in a world where everyone was the same -- it would be boring.\n\nAs unpopular as Muslims may seem to be, let not the fact ellude you that catholics, mormons, christians, hindus, daoist, yoga hippies, all get their fair share of dislike. \n\nI mean take in the U.S. for example, most people dont like how the religious people try to impose their silly ideas of anti-abortion and creationism on the rest of us. \n\n At the end of the day there is always someone who doesnt like someone else (more Sociology) for some silly reason.\n\nI personally do not like people who are overly religious, and use religion to explain everything they dont understand, while there are perfectly good scientific reasons out there. In my humble opinion, religion and education are contradictory.\n\nAlas, despite our differences we must learn to get along.
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Students who take Religious Studies courses gain valuable critical thinking skills, as well as information and insight for a span of careers ranging from law and politics to medicine, social work, and even international business. As religion has come to be an increasingly critical factor for understanding the enormous diversity of the modern world, the importance of courses in religion for a great variety of careers has correspondingly increased.\n\nReligious Studies majors in my program have gone on to graduate and professional schools at leading universities, mostly in fields within the humanities (philosophy, religious studies, history, art history), but also in fields as diverse as law, journalism, psychology, social work, and business management.\n\nWe do not offer a "youth ministry" major at my university, nor is one offered at any university I'm familiar with.  I suspect that such a major is only available at religiously-affiliated colleges.\n\nBest wishes to you!
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It's very difficult to apply one to the other. One studies the behavior of groups and the other studies that of individuals.\n\nOf course, Marx tried to do it. Clearly, his ideas have been debunked.\n\nI was a "sociologist" until taking a great microeconomics course \nat my university. The professor's depth and knowledge converted me. People act individually in groups only to pursue their own interests. They don't "groupthink" as some sociologists would have you believe.
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Wrote a few points in this group post I have.  I essentially argue for both sides on theological, philisophical, and practical point of view.  I don't think scientific point of view helps much.  Scientists are still looking for the 'gay' gene, and there are still no definite proof of homosexuality, in humans, that is.\n\n\nXR
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The sociology of law is the study of everything about the law that is not its actual text. Let me explain: when most people think of law, they think of the written down rules that government makes, courts decide, and police and regulatory agencies enforce. One way of looking at law is that it is a set of rules that courts and police impose on people. This is not completely how sociologists understand it, though. What sociologists of law do is to take a broader picture of the social and political processes that surround the relationship between law and society. Some questions they have asked is: what is the function of law in society? How do laws get made and who do they benefit? Under what conditions do people obey law and when and why do they evade it? When people in social movements litigate, does it help their cause? Why do people decide to litigate and when do they resolve their conflicts in other ways? What is the role of lawyers in shaping the trajectory of disputes? What do people think law is? How does the understanding people have about law shape how they understand their rights, the actions they can take, and what their relationships to other people are? \n\nWeber, Durkheim, and Parsons (major sociologists) were all interested in understanding the relationship between law and society. Though the soc of law is a subfield of sociology, it is more foundational to the works of major theorists than many mainstream sociologists seem to recognize. \n\nIf you want to get an overview of this field, three textbooks may be helpful: *Connecting Law and Society* by Robert L. Kidder, *Law, Order, and Power* by William J. Chambliss and Robert Seidman, and *The Sociology of Law: An Introduction* by Roger Cotterrell. Also, some major articles are contained in a reader edited by Richard L. Abel called *The Law and Society Reader*. If you have access to a university library, you should check out the journals *Law and Society Review* and *Annual Review of Law and Social Science*.\n\nOther notable sociologists of law include Marc Galanter, Lauren Edelman, Robert C. Ellickson, Stewart Macaulay, Susan Silbey, Patricia Ewick, Austin Sarat, Kim Lane Scheppele, and Philip Selznick. This is an abbreviated list and is by no means comprehensive, but it should get you started.
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Humanity has yet to fully recover from the Christian movement. While the Bible does contain a lot of good messages for people to care for one another, other parts of it are a bunch of garbage. I mean think about it, assuming God exists, why would he only grant "authority" to some administration centered in the Vatican? It's A Scam. We don't need fancy stories or mundane, repetetive procedures every Sunday. We need love and respect for one another.
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Learn how to stratify. Look up Pentagonal Revision. Ultimately Christianity is going to fail, as will its followers. More and more the Christians are making their own demise in the eyes of the world it is inevitable. All of the so-called "Sins" should be embraced as they all lead to physical and emotional gratification.
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Given that 51% of the world's Christians are still Catholics, and another 28% are Orthodox, I wouldn't worry about Luther having destroyed all that much - especially given that the Lutherans have become the most Catholic-like of all the Protestants... theology in a Lutheran seminary would not seem all that alien to a Catholic seminarian these days.
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It seems like a pretty sound program to me. They use God's law to show people their sin and need for salvation and then point to Christ as the solution. It's very biblically based. Now, as for other TBN programs.....some are very questionable.
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In Protestant (liberal) theology there are several "middle grounds."  There is the notion that the Bible "contains God's word" and also that is can "become God's words."  These are of course nuanced meanings of how Scripture communicates God's message through a supposedly imperfect text.
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What I know is you must have a tertiary education in a seminary or a convent.  Then from there, you continue to have Theology as your major subjects.  \n\nSome of the known prerequisities are, you have not submitted to any sexual activity before, is willing to give up most of your material wealth, you will be given a new name, you are obligated to preach, to be and live among the poor, etc.\n\nWhat is important is that you FEEL that you are being CALLED for that vocation.