"그 신성한 덮개" -종교 사회학적 이론의 요소들

Peter Berger (1929-)
피터 버거는 오스트리아 태생의 미국 사회학자이며 루터파 신학자이다. 토마스 루크만Thomas Luckmann과 공저한 "실체의 사회적 구성" The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (New York, 1966) 이라는 책으로 종교사회학 분야에 의미있는 공헌을 하였다.

인간 본성

According to Niebuhr, humankind exists in a dual state of finite and self-transcendence. Since we face our mortality and yet our ability to at times “go beyond” ourselves, human exists in a state of anxiety. To deal with this anxiety, we pursue pride to cover up our finitude resulting in self-justification, self-rationalization, and the stereotyping of the oppressed. We also pursue sensuality to abdicate responsibility resulting in resentment, rebellion, and repression. Consequently, human sin is making self efforts to cover up their finitude without trusting God. To combat sin, we should correct our sins by mutual support in the community.

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