How Has Religion Contributed To Globalisation: Role Of Pentecostalism Flashcards
Berger
Focuses on how a persons religious choice can make them more personally successful
Traditionally
Many Latin Americans countries practiced Catholicism, however, in the 20th century Pentecostalist missionaries travelled to places like South America to covert people to their organisation
Preached
Discipline and hard work were the key to pleasing god and followers should abstain from sinful behaviour like drinking alcohol
Embraced
In places like chile and Brazil with people turning their back on Catholicism - in places where Pentecostalism thrives people are more likely to be economic successful
Peoples outlook
Shows how religion can help shape people’s outlook on life and also how spreading of religious values globally can bring about change
Evaluation: theory
Shows that globalisation and religion are interlinked - some religious ideas do help societies to progress
Evaluation: however
Religion may not be the main soirée of social change, other factors are more likely to be involved E.g. always been closely linked to British economy and many of their developments have stemmed from British investments
Evaluation: acknowledges
How well a nation can develop depends on their access to resources E.g. Pentecostalism has had less impact on northern Brazil where they have fewer natural resources