Secularisation Due To Postmodernism

Question 1

LYON

Answer 1

Globalisation and media

Question 2

Religious market theory - stark and bainbridge

Answer 2

Religion is always changing- Instead of disappearing completely new forms of religion replace old ones

Question 3

Bauman

Answer 3

Fundamentalism opposing post modern society

Question 4

Davie

Answer 4

Believing without belonging

Private worship/don’t need to go to charge to be religious/don’t need full commitment now/prayer at home

Question 5

Weber

Answer 5

Rationalisation - led to disenchantment of society and now religious motives for action were replaced by rational motives for action.

No longer motivated and influenced by religion (fear of salvation anxiety/ afterlife) people more rationalised

A03- Wilson argued science provided more satisfactory explanations of social and natural phenomenon than religions ones, and were better able to help people in tackling such problems.