Postmodernism

Question 1

PM theorists?

Answer 1

Stark and Bainbrige
Norris and Inglehart

Question 2

Stark and Bainbridge-

Answer 2

Believe secularisation is eurocentric and ignores America
-People can be naturally religious so demand will always be there but it will vary
-Religion provides rewards e.g. promised life after death

Question 3

Stark and Bainbridge- religious market theory?

Answer 3

Churches operate like companies selling goods making product attractive to get more customers like sects and cults

Question 4

Evidence of Stark and Bainbridge?

Answer 4

American v Europe

Question 5

America?

Answer 5

If theres churches with no competition than religion will decline as the church has no incentive to change and give people what they want
-Believe America have no monoply religion is thriving due to the US constitiution sperating

Question 6

Europe?

Answer 6

Dominated by single state church, thats why its in decline as people don’t want that type of religion

Question 7

Grace Davies belief on religion?

Answer 7

Religions more privatised
Attendance is now a personal choice
But it’s not completely secularised
Stil have some religion like lighting a candle for someone that’s suffering

Question 8

Davie- Believing without belonging?

Answer 8

Having religion and faith but not attending or being apart of a church

Question 9

Davie- Vicarious religion?

Answer 9

Happy for everyone to practice but you don’t want to

Question 10

Davie- Spiritual health service?

Answer 10

Dipping into religion when need

Question 11

Davie- privatised religion?

Answer 11

Personal interpretation of religion

Question 12

Critics of Davie?
Voas and crockett?

Answer 12

BSA survey 1983-2000 shoes church attendance and belief in hod is in deckine

Question 13

Critics of Davie
Bruce?

Answer 13

The fact that people wony invest time in attending church is evidence of the decline in their belief

Question 14

Danielle Hervieu leger belief?

Answer 14

Religions a personal choice
Cultural amnesia: children are no longer taught about religion by their parents letting them choose for themselves
Church loosing power
Schools reducing requirement for religious elements including hyms and prayers

Question 15

Legers view on resurgence?

Answer 15

Traditional religion replaced by individuals consumerism this is by spiritual shoppers
2 religions emerging
Pilgrims and converts

Question 16

Legers- pilgrims?

Answer 16

Following an individual path by joining new age groups or through individual therapy focus on personal development

Question 17

Ledger converts?

Answer 17

Join a religious group with strong senve of belonging, recreating a sense of community like evangelical movements

Question 18

David Lyon belief?

Answer 18

Religions is deinstitutionalised detaching in religious institutions instead of floating of floating in television and cyber space
Due to globalisation, rise in electronic church e.g. televangelism
-Ideas been disembeffed by media ‘Jesus in disneyland
-Cultural resource that individuals change and adapt to their own purpose
-Loss in faith if mettanaratives there’s been re enchantment

Question 19

Criticisms of lyon?

Answer 19

-Electronic church shows secularisation is not taking place but critics confirm their religious beliefs doesn’t attract new members
-Electronic church did not prouduce extensive evidence
-Bruce argues it’s weak
-Diney lane singers only at christmas

Question 20

Lyotard belief on religion?

Answer 20

Loss of meta narratives the grand explanations provide by religion politics science and sociology

Question 21

Batman’s belief on religion?

Answer 21

We’re experiencing a crisis of meaning ‘liquid modernity’
Traditional religion unable to deal with crisis
-Rise in NAM