Rich, At 08:11 PM 9/9/2005, you wrote: >>I guess I don't. When I'm treating patients, I'm a Baha'i.<<
I am always a Baha'i, always a sociologist, and always an individual. I have no problem simultaneously seeing an issue from various perspectives associated with each of these statuses. >>Only in that you said you had no choice. I was this example to illustrate >>that you did have a choice and you made it.<< My point was that, as a sociologist of religion, I have no choice but to acknowledge a person's religious identity. Although I am not a Weberian, I don't see how I can do sociology without having at least a minimal degree of Verstehen ("to understand" in Weber's sense of empathic understanding). I wrote: >>>>This is a Baha'i studies list, not a Baha'i list. In any event, I think >>>>that my responses have reflected my views both as a sociologist and as a >>>>Baha'i.<<<< You replied: >>Fair enough, Then, I respectfully disagree with you.<< Are you disagreeing that this is a Baha'i studies, not a Baha'i, list? Via moderna, Mark A. Foster . http://markfoster.net ... since [a] word is said to be common, it can be called a universal. - Wm. of Ockham, Summa Logicae, part I Structurization Tech: http://tech.structurization.com The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu