In Modern Society Religion/beliefs Changing Not Declining

Question 1

Hervuie Leger

Answer 1

Spiritual shoppers = changing beliefs not declining

Finding a nee religious movement/belief that fits their identity

Have cultural amnesia - lost the religion that’s been passed down so no parents let you decide your own religion

Don’t inherit fixed religious identity now = ignore traditions

Question 2

Stark and bainbridge

Answer 2

Secularisation not occurring religion is just changing

Question 3

Heelass and woodhead

Answer 3

Changes to religion There is a spiritual revolution

NAM introduced eg crystal healing/ horoscopes/ tarots/

People create their own identity through new age movement.

Question 4

LYON

Answer 4

Disneyfication - Religion changes to fit its audience

religion has been disneyfied and packaged like washing powder or Mickey Mouse, for sale in the spiritual supermarket

package in many disguises, eg the ‘electronic church’ on internet/ televangelism on TV, in order to compete with a whole host of other leisure products.

Question 5

DAVIE

Answer 5

Believing without belonging/vicarious religion

Increase in private worship “ invisible religion”
People pray at home/ don’t always attend church now

No secularisation just changing of religion and its practices