A main, long-standing criticism of the church/sect typology is that
A) the basic idea is more than 100 years old and, thus, outdated.
B) the typology tends to incorporate a wide range of characteristics, mixing theological and social elements and confusing defining characteristics with causal and consequential variables.Thus there is no consensus about the meaning of the concepts.
C) the entire approach is fundamentally flawed because "ideal types" are useless.
D) the model is incapable of showing that change can occur in a religious group.
E) all of the above.
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