Beliefs- Secularisation Flashcards
Wilson?
science challenged religious organisations, practices and beliefs
Berger?
reversal of ideological dominance
Parsons?
Religion now has specialised role
Huxley?
medieval church was corrupt, so we cant assume high levels of religiosity in the past
Acquavita?
sec. isn’t just a western Euro. phenomenon
Martin?
stats on sec. are not reliable or valid
Demeroth+Hammond?
decline in rel. practice doesn’t mean decline in rel. belief
Hadden?
high levels of rel. belief in USA
Haddaway?
US proportion of churchgoers is over exaggerated
Berger+Lookmann?
science has replaced and undermined religion
Herberg?
growing nationalism undermined emphasis on supernatural
Casanova?
sec. caused by structural differentiation, which is a consequence of modernity
Bruce?
rel. pluralism is the changing force of religion in a contemporary society
