caa a22 4500 388114428 CHVBK 20180307125402.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130s1999 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0360966900031522 doi S0360966900031522 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0360966900031522 Schweitzer Don Wesley United Church Gregory Baum's Theory of Social Change [Elektronische Daten] [Don Schweitzer] Theologies dedicated to radical social change require an understanding of how social change is possible. Gregory Baum has developed such a theory based on Max Weber's notion of charismatic leadership. This article analyzes Baum's understanding of the nature and dynamics of social change, the role of symbols therein, and shows how Baum corrects certain weaknesses in Weber's thought. Baum's theory could be strengthened by drawing upon Christian symbols of eschatological hope and the doctrine of the Trinity. This would help the church relate its faith to social movements and countervailing trends in terms of its own symbol system. Copyright © The College Theology Society 1999 Horizons Cambridge University Press 26/1(1999), 54-72 0360-9669 26:1<54 1999 26 HOR https://doi.org/10.1017/S0360966900031522 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0360966900031522 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Schweitzer Don Wesley United Church NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Horizons Cambridge University Press 26/1(1999), 54-72 0360-9669 26:1<54 1999 26 HOR CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge