Ziemann, B. (2016) The Practical Sociologist: Role and Performance of Pastoral Sociologists in the West German Catholic Church, 1945-1970. Journal of Religion in Europe, 9 (2-3). pp. 133-156. ISSN 1874-8910
Abstract
The article is discussing the practical work of pastoral sociologists in the West German Catholic Church from 1945 to 1970. In this context, the distinction between “consultant”, “practitioner” and “researcher in a practical setting” can be used to highlight different sets of values, forms of engagement and conceptual approaches to sociological work in the church. Using one specific example for each of the three types, the article argues that pastoral sociology during the 1960s was increasingly self-reflexive, and that different notions of “sociological enlightenment” were an important part of pastoral sociology in the wake of the contestation of “1968”.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Brill Academic Publishers. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Religion in Europe. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Pastoral sociology; opinion polling; organizations research; Catholic Church; Second Vatican Council |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of History (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2016 14:31 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2018 00:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1163/18748929-00902007 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/18748929-00902007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98766 |