A Sociological Prelude in Theological Notations: Minor and Major
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Publication date: 2014-07-07
Polish Sociological Review 2014;186(2):139-166
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This paper explores trivial or minor issues of body parts and relics and the major matter of
evil. These incongruities offer a means of reflecting on the relationships between sociology and theology
as re-set by the advent of postsecularity and the fears of Benedict XVI concerning the dictatorship of
relativism. Efforts to resolve these incongruities draw attention to metaphors and the limits of sociological
rhetoric in handling matters pertaining to theology. A means of overcoming these dilemmas is to be found
in the musical explorations of Weber who offers a way of coming to terms with the irruptive spectres of
postsecularity.