Beliefs- Religiosity in the Contemporary World Flashcards
What is the purpose of recording the number of people who attend church?
It gives supporting evidence for secularisation
What has been the trend in UK church membership?
Declining
What has been the trend in attendance of church ceremonies?
Declining
What are limitations of measuring secularisation?
Davie- people may not attend church but still hold religious beliefs
What is pluralism?
The idea that society is very diverse with a huge range of opinions
What has religious pluralism created and been influenced?
Diversity in types of religious organisations and beliefs in society so established national churches lose their influence in integrating people into shared values
What does Lyotard argue?
People have lost faith in the old metanarratives of organised religion and politics
What is desacralisation and disenchantment?
We turn to science instead of the supernatural or religion to explain our problems
What is differentiation?
Where society becomes more specialised to each institution in society has fewer functions than in the past
What is disengagement?
When the church becomes separated from the state so has less influence
How has marginalisation had an impact on religion?
Religion has been pushed out of politics and public life and into the private sphere
