pentecostalism & NRM

Question 1

key features

Answer 1

-christian denomination
-emphasise experience rather than religious text
-vibrant, singing and entertainment
-healing, exercising bad spirits
-no link w state
-accpet norms and values
-black carribean and african members

Question 2

which groups follow pente and why

Answer 2

-african/black/carribean
-when they arrived in the UK
-found the Cof E services boring as
- also because they faced racism and hostility from the White British population – Bruce calls this “cultural defence”

Question 3

what did nelson also suggest of some groups opinions on traditional church services

Answer 3

-too formal
-lack creativity
-not spiritual enough
-believed there was more genuine and exciting ways of satsifying spirtual needs and be in contact w God

Question 4

what is the hillsong church

Answer 4

-founded in early 80’s
-100,000 parshioners in australia
-attend services each week
-locations around world e.g paris. ldn, moscow
-founders came from religious family

Question 5

whats the difference about the hillsong church comapred to C of E

Answer 5

-alot more talking and lecture people
-audience listen in audiotrium like setting
-more lively, informal
-not modest clothes
-also gets live streamed(watch online)

Question 6

what are new religious movements

Answer 6

• movements which have emerged since end of WW2
  -little in common w churches
  -may draw upon traditional faiths or other religions

Question 7

what do new religious movements mainly consist of

Answer 7

-sects and cults
-diverse range of social groups
-media frequently attacks and stereotypes for their sinsiter and weird behaviour

Question 8

what kind of behaviour does the media condemn as sinsiter from the NRM

Answer 8

-the brainwashing, abusing , controlling and harming of individuals

Question 9

do NRMS sometimes get support from highly respectable ppl and busineses

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

exmaples of NRM

Answer 10

-moonies
-mormons
-amish
-scientology