religion and social protest Flashcards
The American civil rights (4Ws)
when: 1955
who: rosa parks
where: alabama, montgomery
what: black civil rights activists boycotted the bus service
what does Bruce say about the black clergy?
black clergy was the backbone of the CRM.
what did churches provide during the CRM?
according to bruce
churches provided meeting points.
what did the black clergy do to the white clergy?
were able to shame whites into changing the law according to Christian values.
what did Bruce say religion provides?
provides beliefs that protestors can draw on for motivation by taking the moral high ground, channelling dissent, acting as honest broker, mobilising public opinion.
how did the clergy take the moral high ground?
they pointed out the hipocrasy of the white clergy.
how does religion channel dissent?
provides channels to express political dissent. eg the funeral of the Martin Luther King.
how does religion mobilise public opinion?
black churches in the south successfully campaigned support across america
What is the NCR?
the New christian right is a politically and morally conservative, protestant fundamentalist movement.
what does the NCR believe?
seek to take america back to god. believes strongly in traditional gender roles.
what does bruce argue the reasons NCR are unsuccessful?
campaigners find it hard to cooperate with people of other faiths.
met with string opposition from groups who stand for freedom of choice.
