Secularisation Flashcards
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What is secularisation
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The process by which religious thinking, practises and institutions lose their social signifiance.
2
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Arguments for secularisation-Desacrilisation
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P:Max weber suggests there has been a desacrilisation-rationalist thinking has replaced religious/sacred thinking
E:Rise of science has undermined and replaced religious thinking-religious belief is in decline-reflected in the fact that 37% dont believe in God-shows social attitude change-popularity of people such as Dawkins
3
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What percentage of the population attended Church on sunday in 2007
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2%
4
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What percentage of the population attended church on sunday in 1851
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50%
5
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Arguments for secularisation:Decline in practise
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