Considérations sur l'état de la sociologie de la religion en Allemagne.

The author brings to light the differences between the themes which dominated the authors of classic Sociology of Religion and the contemporary themes. Among these, he distinguished two courants: the first and the oldest, and which is studied in the other countries of western Europe, is essentially related to pastoral problems; and the second, which is more recent, attempts to attach itself to the theories of general Sociology and from this starting point tries to see better its' problematic. Finally he brings to our attention the multiplication of studies with this tendancy, which have been made within the past few years, studies which, despite certain profitable results, remain nevertheless insuffisant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]