Bibliography 2: #BIB29170

Key	BIB29170
Reference type	Journal Article
Title	A Difficult Case : Beyer's Categories and the Bahá'í Faith
Journal	Social Compass : International Review of Sociology of Religion (London)
Author	McGlinn, Sen
Year	2003
Date	June 2003
Issue	2
Volume	50
Abstract	From the author's abstract: Margit Warburg has presented data showing that the Bahá'í community of Denmark represents an excellent case of Beyer's "liberal option" in its response to globalization. She also claims that the Bahá'í Faith has the "ultimate aim of merging political and religious institutions." The Bahá'í Faith represents a paradoxical example in terms of Beyer's categories. Its values include relativism, pluralism, globalization, a cosmopolitan ethic and democratic government. But it also seeks to give political and legal effect to these religious values, for instance by supporting the United Nations and advocating a world court. Beyer considers that a religious movement which seeks to have religious norms enshrined in legislation has adopted the "conservative option" in response to globalization. Is this a useful categorization, when the religious norms are liberal and the stage on which they are to be implemented is global? McGlinn continues to advocate that there is no scriptural basis for any civil role for Bahá'í institutions. He also asserts that the "official religion" of the Bahá'ís "is not defined by those now in authority."
Language	English
Keywords	GLOBALIZATION; RELIGION; WARBURG, MARGIT; BEYER, PETER; LIBERALISM; CONSERVATISM
URL	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240708950_A_Difficult_Case_Beyer's_Categories_and_the_Baha'i_Faith
Pages	247–255
Legal note	11.
File attachments	internal-pdf://2180269734/McGlinn - Difficult_Case_Beyers_Categories - S.pdf

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