Chapter 17

Question 1

2 things religion has in common

Answer 1

system of beliefs

rituals

Question 2

Ecclesia

Answer 2

state church-religious that is close to govt

Question 3

church (not necessarily a christian church)

Answer 3

very large
beaucratic structure
want to be part of power structure

Question 4

Sect

Answer 4

small group that breaks away from a church

Question 5

insituitional sect

Answer 5

stays small and is okay with it

Question 6

denomination

Answer 6

sometimes sect create own dominations

sect that looses its revival power

Question 7

“Cult”/new religious movement: 3 criteria

Answer 7

a. charismatic leader
b.novel beliefs
c.new life
“if the leader looses its shine then the rest of the group will vanish”

Question 8

“Cult”/new religious movement

Answer 8

1. world affirming
2. world rejecting-only people in this group will survive
3. world accommodating

Question 9

Simple supernaturalism

Answer 9

“luck”, magical thinking

ex. lucky pen

Question 10

animism

Answer 10

small natural things have spirits

Question 11

theism

Answer 11

belief in Gods or God

Question 12

Poly theism

Answer 12

each God has a separate domain

Question 13

monotheism

Answer 13

belief in ONE God

Question 14

Transcendent Idealism

Answer 14

buddism if you live your life according to Buddha you are not recarninated

Question 15

Drukheim perspective on religion

Answer 15

Sacred & profane

anything that is not sacred is profane

Question 16

Mark perspective on religion

Answer 16

“opiate of the masses”

religion acts as a numbing agent

Question 17

Weber perspective on religion

Answer 17

protestant ethnic and spirit of capitalism

Question 18

“protestant ethnic”

Answer 18

hard work-he traces back to calvinism

Question 19

Aseticism

Answer 19

not suppose to show you money. all of you money goes back into your biz.