Works
- Formal polity and power distribution in American Protestant denominations, The Sociological Quarterly 20(3), 321 to 332, 1979
In Organizational Structures
Known for
The comparative study of denominational polity
Ideas
Formal polity and power distribution. Across 26 Protestant denominations, the data suggest a relationship between formal polity (congregational, presbyterian, or episcopal) and where power sat among the levels, obtained independent of size, specialization, and formalization. Caveat: Written with Lynn Weber Cannon; read in the abstract only.
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