Exam 4, Chapter 14 Flashcards
Definition of religion
Socially organized patterns of belief and practices
True or false
Religion deals with relating to ultimate reasoning and assuming the existence of the supernatural
true
What is the percentage of people in the US that say “I am a religious person.”
81%
What is the percentage of people in the US that say “I am a convinced atheist.”
1%
What is the percentage of people in Mexico that say they are religious compared to the percentage of atheists
76% religious
2% atheist
What is percentages of religious people in canada to atheists
72% religious
4% atheist
true or false
religion and morality is automatically linked
false, rituals/church attendance have little or no influence in terms of reinforcing moral behavior
True or false
The image of god has more influence on moral behavior than ritual
true, when God is seen as conscious, powerful, morally concerned being, that image functions to sustain the moral order
What are two theories of religion
Economy theory and church-sect theory
What is religious economy theory
Religious organizations operate in a market similar to commercial economy, they compete trying to attract clients
What is the key influence of religious economy theory
degree to which a religious economy is regulated by the state
True or false
Most religious groups would prefer to have a state sponsored monopoly
true
What is the church sect theory
involves two religious organizations (churches and sects) which was developed in order to address stratification and secularization tensions
What is the church sect stratification tension
tension between upper and lower classes in religious organizations
What is the church sect secularization tension
tension between religious organization and cultural environment
What is the main difference between church and a sect
churches compromise with social order, but a sect rejects social order
Details about a church
- low tension with environment
- image of god is remote
- audience oriented
- meets the needs of upper and middle class
Details about sect
- high tension with environment
- Image of god is close active
- participant oriented
- meets needs of lower class
What is seculariztion
move away from religious, supernatural explanations and toward worldly ones.
-secularization leads to a shift in the sources of religion, not to the elimination of religion
What are some results of secularization
revival and innovation/cult formation (new religious movement)
What is the concept of a religious economy
The market place of competing faiths within a society.
What is the term for when organizations break away and form a less worldly form of the conventional faith
revival
what is the term for when new religions can arise in societies
religious innovation or cult formation
What do all religions have in common
They involve questions about ultimate meaning like does life have a purpose or why are we here
what is the definition of super natural
to beings or forces beyond nature who are able to suspend, alter, ignore, and create physical forces.
What is the definition of religion
socially organized patterns of belief and practices that concern ultimate meaning and assume the existence of the supernatural.
