justice, cohesion, culture Flashcards
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Justice main points
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- spreads a promotion of the vision of justice, namely through advocacy of the poor and marginalized.
- this vision of justice can be made tangible through social structures such as hospitals and schools that care for the needy.
- societies that are dominated by a religious tradition can have it’s legal system influenced by a religious tradition’s vision of justice.
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Cohesion main points
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- religions can promote social cohesion in societies by creating shared social celebrations that are underpin a holiday or memorial
- cohesion can be further aided through rituals that have roots in a religious practice such as weddings and funerals
- cohesion through the aid of when religions give hope to communities that have undergone or are undergoing through a bad time
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Culture main points
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- Religions can influence society’s cultural expressions, notably through aesthetics in art and architecture.
- religions also provide stories such as folktales that can influence the idioms and narratives of society.
- religions also contain a historical record that can be used by society to have greater insights of the past