Religions a force for change Flashcards
Origins of the labour party- who founded the methodist church?
John Wesley
wanted a church and was more in touch with the common man
Origins of lab party- what did John Wesley believe?
‘Faith in action’ believed in teachings of the bible
Gave teachings in public to reach out to the w/c
-Church should promote social justice and not dominated ideology of the ruling class
What are the origins of labour party?
John Wesley helped the methodist church get involved in trade unions turning into labour party
Origins of the labour party- Halery?
Religion just altered instead of revolution
What does Weber believe?
Ideas of authority:
Rational legal authority
Traditional hereditary
Charismatic
Weber- Ideas of authority:
Rational legal authority?
Authority given to you by your position in society
Weber- Ideas of authority:
Traditional hereditary?
Given authority without earning it e.g. pope
Weber- Ideas of authority:
Charismatic?
Change as leaders can convive people
Weber- What religion helped promote social change?
Calvinism
Encouraged hard working and god rearing character, where the poor worked even harder and rich reinvented profits
Weber- what is predestination?
Already decided who would go to heaven
Uncertainty if predestination resulted in this
Protestant works they suffer for salvation panic
Weber- When calvinists encourage a asceric life living frugally what did they mean?
Refraining from luxury
Wasting money isn’t good on things you don’t need
Weber- How did Calvinism lead to capitalism?
Capitalism required economic candidates and right values for predominantly in Calvinism
Weber- why hasn’t capitalism developed in China and India?
Met economic conditions but not the right values
Weber- Robertson and Kautsky challenge?
Robertson- Weber attributed to Calvinism found in other religions
Kautsky- capitalism came before Calvinism as justification
4 Calvinist beliefs?
Predestination
Divine Transcendence
Vocational calling
Asceticism?
Argument against Weber- reason calvinist were linked to private capitalist business?
Calvinsim linked to capatalism not because calvinist believed predestination but because like other non conformist religions they were banned from professions?
Argument for Weber- reason calvinist were linked to private capitalist business?
Not all followers of other non conformist religions became succsefull capatalism so it was there belif that made a difference
Argument against Weber- Which came first capitalism or Protestantism?
The marxist Kautsky claimed that capitalism predated protestanis and therefore used to justify it
Argument for Weber- Which came first capitalism or Protestantism?
Weber argued reinvestment and pursuit of profit
Key features of capitalism came after protestantism
Argument against Weber- Where capitalism started?
Scotland, switzerland, Hungary and some parts of Netherlands were strong calvinist but were not amongst the first areas to become capitalist
Argument for Weber- Where capitalism started?
Marshall argues that these countries lacked the economic conditions necessary for capitalism to develop
Maguire- what makes religion conservative or radical, belief?
If the religion focuses its belif on the world rather than a concern with sacred spiritual matters its more likely to lead to change e.g. protestantism rather than budhhism
Maguire- what makes religion conservative or radical, Culture?
If religion is an important part of culture in society its more likely to have power to chage e.g. religion has less power in UK
Maguire- what makes religion conservative or radical, social location?
How far does religion have an influence on politics in a country where seperation of state and religion less liekly to be a force of change
