Religion As A Force Of Change

Question 1

Calvinist beliefs -predestination -Weber

Answer 1

God has predetermined which souls would be saved and which would not, even before birth
- Gods decisions was already made and couldn’t be altered

Question 2

Devine transcendence Weber

Answer 2

God was so far above this world that no human could possible claim to know h his will.
- this created what Weber called a ‘salvation panic’ in the calvinists - they didn’t know if they had been chosen to be saved and couldn’t do anything to earn salvation

Question 3

Idea of vocation or calling - before Calvinism

Answer 3

Calling to serve god- meant leaving everyday life to join a monastery.
-then Calvinist’s made the idea of a calling, meant constant methodical work in an occupation- work could not earn salvation it’s just a religious duty.

Question 4

American civil rights movement -Bruce

Answer 4

Described the struggle of the black civil rights movement to end racial segregation as an example of religiously motivated social change

Question 5

American civil rights movement 2-Bruce

Answer 5

Described the black clergy as the backbone of this movement led by Martin Luther king
- Bruce sees religion As providing beliefs & practices that protesters could draw on for motivation

Question 6

Who led the American civil rights movement?

Answer 6

Martin Luther king

Question 7

New Christian Right movement

Answer 7

Aim was to take America ‘back to God’- making abortion, homosexuality, gay marriage & divorce illegal- strongly believed in traditional roles

Question 8

New Christian Right Movement -Bruce

Answer 8

It was hugely unsuccessful Bruce believes this is why:

• it’s campaigners found it difficult to cooperate with people from other religious groups even if campaigning the same issue
• lacked wide spread support