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The Continuing Anglican Metamorphosis: Introducing the Adapted Integrated Model University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2012 The Continuing Anglican Metamorphosis: Introducing The Adapted Integrated Model John L'Hommedieu University of Central Florida Part of the Sociology Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation L'Hommedieu, John, "The Continuing Anglican Metamorphosis: Introducing The Adapted Integrated Model" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 2337. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2337 THE CONTINUING ANGLICAN METAMORPHOSIS: INTRODUCING THE ADAPTED INTEGRATED MODEL by JOHN GARY L’HOMMEDIEU B.A. Tufts University, 1973 M.Div. Episcopal Divinity School, 1979 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Sociology in the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2012 Major Professor: David A. Gay © 2012 John Gary L’Hommedieu ii ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis is to develop and test the Advanced Integrated Model, a typological model in the tradition of Weber’s interpretive sociology, as an asset in explaining recent transformations in American Episcopal-Anglican organizations. The study includes an assessment of the church-sect tradition in the sociology of religion and a summary overview of Weber’s interpretive sociology with special emphasis on the nature and construction of ideal- types and their use in analysis. To illustrate the effectiveness of the model a number of institutional rivalries confronting contemporary Episcopal-Anglican organizations are identified and shown to be explainable only from a sociological perspective and not simply as “in house” institutional problems. The present work sheds light on parent-child conflicts in religious organizations and reopens discussion about the theoretical value of ideal-types in general, and church-sect typologies in particular, when utilized from a comparative-historical perspective. iii This thesis is dedicated to Dr. David W. Virtue, the first person to call me a sociologist (I shall endeavor one day to return the compliment in an appropriate manner); to Dr. David Gay, who encouraged me with openness and enthusiasm when he could not have foreseen any significant result; to Dean Tony Clark and the staff and people of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando, for suffering me to be physically and emotionally absent at times throughout these past three years of exploration and study; and to my wife Judi, who has shown me her love and patience through a long and often bewildering process. God willing, and in His good time, this effort will begin to repay many debts. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................. x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1 The Practical Interest ................................................................................................................................ 2 Methodological Interest ............................................................................................................................ 3 The Historical Context of the Present Research ....................................................................................... 4 The Unit of Measure: Mode of Interaction ............................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ......................................................................... 10 Making a Case for a Minority Position................................................................................................... 11 The Formative Writers as Interpretive Sociologists ............................................................................... 12 Interpretive Sociology as Interest Driven ............................................................................................... 14 The Later Church-Sect Tradition: From Particular to General Interests ................................................ 18 CHAPTER THREE: INTERPRETIVE METHOD ...................................................................... 21 The Methodological Distinctiveness of Weber’s Ideal Types ................................................................ 22 Sociology as Historical Science ......................................................................................................... 22 The “Ideal” Nature of Ideal-Types ..................................................................................................... 23 Ideal-Types As Predictions ................................................................................................................ 25 The Integrated Model and Its Ideal-Types .............................................................................................. 26 The IM at a Glance ............................................................................................................................. 26 Operationalizing Organization for Universe Maintenance ................................................................. 27 Swatos’ Adapted Church-Sect Types ................................................................................................. 30 v The Adapted Integrated Model (AIM) and Its Ideal-Types .................................................................... 34 The Church-Sect Ideal-Types in their Modes of Interaction .............................................................. 37 Conclusion of the Interpretive Method .............................................................................................. 42 CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 44 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 44 How AIM Works .................................................................................................................................... 45 Organizational Profiles as Data .......................................................................................................... 45 Organizational Profiles ........................................................................................................................... 46 The Episcopal Church (TEC) ............................................................................................................. 46 The Reformed Episcopal Church (REC) ............................................................................................ 51 The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) ............................................................................. 53 The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA) ................................................................................ 56 Conclusion of Present Section. ........................................................................................................... 59 Case One: Denomination-Versus-Denomination ................................................................................... 60 Practical Question .............................................................................................................................. 60 Establishing the Mode of Interaction (MOI) ...................................................................................... 61 Denomination-Versus-Denomination: General Comment ................................................................. 63 Case Two: Church-Versus-Entrenched Sect .......................................................................................... 64 Practical Question .............................................................................................................................. 64 Establishing the MOI ......................................................................................................................... 66 Case Three: Explaining the Exceptions to Church-Versus-Entrenched Sect ......................................... 69 Practical Question .............................................................................................................................. 69 Church-Versus-Entrenched Sect: Two Apparent Exceptions ............................................................ 69 The Diocese of Central Florida .......................................................................................................... 70 The Diocese of South Carolina .......................................................................................................... 71 vi Case Three: General Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 73 Case Four: Dynamic-Sect-Versus… What?
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