Secularisation Flashcards
What is secularisation
Wilson- defines secularisation as process religious beliefs, practices and institutions declined. Decline in importance of religion claim been working dice 1960
What is church attendance
From 1800 to 1900 Church of England attendance has declined significant;y around 90%. Population f church compares its 1960 in 2015 population required attendance service on Sundays.
In 1941 60% weddings took place in church since summer up to 30% in 2012
Fewer children are being baptised
Bohenmannincrease of bogus baptism
Decline on clergy
Traditional church is declining
Steve Bruce- church can no longer claim to be influential organisation’s in the future.
Davie- secularisation partly caused by decline in respect
Terry Sanderson - church is still in its business abandoning church
Causes against religion not declined but changing -n evaulation
Privatised religious beliefs- believing without belonging Davies- also believes that people hold practices at home rather at outside. Bruce claims that secularisation has caused. Societies to be individualised
Disengagement- decline in church and affiliation retrained
Online religion- Helena- growth of internet changed
Postmodernisms believe traditional religion decline
Cultural defence-transition
Steve Bruce- people rely on themselves in religion technically what it is t0 help them integrate into community