몰몬교의 성공과 전망 : 로드니 스타크의 종교사회학적 접근에 대한 이해 = The Success and Prospect of Mormonism: The Understanding of Rodney Stark`s Sociological Approach.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to introduce and evaluate Rodney Stark`s sociological approach in terms of the success and prospect of Mormonism. To this end, Chapter I identifies some foundational issues related to the surroundings of modern Mormonism. Stark uses the term “Mormonism Phenomenon” to refer the political, religious, and social concern as to the faith and its success.
Chapter II describes the status of Mormonism in the current world. Stark attempts to analyze the major reasons behind the success of Mormonism by means of social approaches. According to his social approach, Mormonism typically achieved its successes thanks to the use of social networks and the overcoming of the theory of secularization. Stark introduces ten necessary conditions of success of Mormonism: conservation of cultural capital, nonempirical doctrines, medium tension, legitimate authority, labor force, adequate fertility, ecological factor, network ties, staying strict, and effective socialization. This distinctiveness made Mormonism successful above and beyond other religions in the world. Seen through the lens of Stark`s social approach, the numbers of Mormons worldwide will be 64,000,000(30%, rate of increase) or 276,000,000(50%, rate of increase) in 2080.
Chapter III of the present study concludes with an evaluation of Stark`s theory. I introduce several scholar`s work in sociology to analyze Stark`s approach tm Mormonism. This paper nonetheless also emphasizes the urgent necessity of studying the success of Mormonism in the light of the failure of mainline churches.