CONTRACTUAL AND COVENANTAL SOCIAL RELATIONS

 

Analytic Dimensions	Contractual Social Relations	Covenantal Social Relations
Interaction
Objective	Mutual Agreement	Mutual Commitment
Mechanism	Negotiation	Bonding
Symbols	Literal	Metaphorical
Demeanor	Prudence	Espressiveness
Activity
Objective	Exchange	Integrality
Process	Acting Reasonably	Acting in the Proper Spirit
Format	Performance Rituals	Commitment Rituals
Process Logic	Reductionistic	Holistic
Mobility	High	Low
OrderingMechanisms
Source of Authorization	Mechanistic Laws	Spiritual/Personal Agency
Adaptive Mechanism	Mind/Brain	Spirit/Heart
Source of Disorder	Personal Integration	Transpersonal Integration
Reordering Agent	Psychiatrist	Priest