Institutionalized constant reflection
Institutionalized continuous reflection is a term that Helmut Schelsky introduced to the sociology of religion in 1957 . Schelsky thus describes the modern form of Christian faith , which is no longer based on identification with predetermined, unambiguous truths, but rather advances through institutionalized reflections from relativization to relativization.
In his essay Can constant reflection be institutionalized? Schelsky asked whether and how a Christian community can organize faith against the background of such relativizations. His answer was that faith was sustained through a culture of conversation (conferences, Christian academies, discussion groups, counseling in confession ) which more and more pushed back the traditional form of community life. According to Schelsky, such an institutionalized culture of conversation extends beyond the field of sociology of religion into other areas. In doing so, he contradicted his teacher Arnold Gehlen , who had complained that modern subjectivity could not be institutionalized.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Schelsky , Can constant reflection be institutionalized? On the subject of a modern sociology of religion . In: Journal of Evangelical Ethics , Volume 4. 1957.
- ↑ This is how Susanne Brüggen describes the relevant advice literature as institutionalized reflection on the area of dying, death and mourning, this: last advice. Death as a problem for sociology, advisory literature and expert knowledge . Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-531-14570-3 , p. 225.
- ↑ Werner Fuchs-Heinritz , permanent reflection, institutionalized . In the S. ua (Ed.), Lexikon zur Sociologie . 5th edition, Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-531-19670-1 , p. 124.