Religion in a global context Flashcards
1
Q
Whose is the Late-modernity theory?
A
Giddens’
2
Q
Late modernity theory
A
Late modernity acknowledges globalisation an rapid changes by disembedding and reflexivity.
3
Q
Who says: “Post-modern society has many competing meta-narratives, we no longer know what truth is”?
A
Lyotard
4
Q
Whose is the hyper reality theory?
A
Baudrillard
5
Q
What 4 changes caused globalisation?
A
Economic changes
Technological changes
Political changes
Culture and identity changes
6
Q
Counter to postmodernists and the enlightenment project
A
If we cannot grasp reality, we lose the power to improve society.
7
Q
What is the ‘Enlightenment Project’?
A
Media creates a hyper-reality making it hard to distinguish between reality and image.
