Class Flashcards
Churches (2)
More than 60% of church attendees are m/c, 38% are w/c
Ashworth & Farthing- those in professional occupations/management more likely to attend church
Denominations (2)
Appeal to w/c more
Niebuhr- less liked to the state and mainstream society so appeals to those who feel marginalised/exploited
Sects
Most deprived/marginalised social groups, ‘opium of the people’, Weber- ‘theodicy of disprivilege’
Cults and the New Age
m/c, Bruce and Heelas- people who are already fulfilled in other areas of life join these e.g. yoga
Cause of patterns (3)
Marxism- cushion the effect of oppression, opium of the people, theodicy of disprivilege
Theodicy of disprivilege
Refers to the belief of the promise that salvation may be granted as a reward for earthly poverty