Religion, renewal and choice

Question 1

Davie

Answer 1

Believing without belonging - people now believe without belonging to a traditional organisation; also discusses how religion can be used as a drop-in service.

Question 2

Hervieu-Leger

Answer 2

Due to a wide range of beliefs we can now shop for the ones that fit our identity and lifestyle

Question 3

Lyon

Answer 3

Post-modern religion - discusses how postmodern society has impacted religion e.g. globalisation and the internet - these have made religion more popular, religion is now disembedded

Question 4

Helland

Answer 4

Talks about religion online and online religion

Question 5

Heelas and Woodhead

Answer 5

A spiritual revolution - did a study in Cumbria to identift different new types of religion and how far traditional religion had declined.

Question 6

Stark and Bainbridge

Answer 6

Religious Market Theory - the idea that the more competition there is, the more religious people are because they have more to choose from; religion itself also get better because churches have to compete and make their product more “attractive”; goes against secularisation theory/religious diversity

Question 7

Norris and Inglehart

Answer 7

Existential security theory - the idea that the poorer you are the more you need to turn to religion as you need more security