Secularisation Studies Flashcards
Wilson
Religion is decreasing in significance
Religion is detrimental to itself
Berger
Co-existence - religion is valid for explaining deeper things
Reversal of ideological dominance
Parsons
Structural differentiation
Huxley
Medieval anti-clericalism
Acquavita
Many societies are also becoming secular
Martin
Can’t infer strength of belief from statistics
Demaroth and Hammond
Churchgoing doesn’t always mean strong personal faith
Hadden
94% of Americans believe in God and this has not wavered for over 40 years
Berger and Luckmann
Science is replacing religion
Herberg
Churches are less religious now
Rationalism undermines the supernatural
Casanova
Secularisation is the separation of the church from the state/economy
Bruce
Religious pluralism sources:
Cultural transition and defence
Sects and NRMs (last ditch attempts at religion)
Greely and Nelson
NRMs are evidence of religious revival
Glock and Bellah
People are seeking alternatives to rationalism
Kepel
NRMs needed for community in fractured modern society
Crockett
C19th - Golden Age of religiosity
Gill et al
National Surveys show decline in faith in God and teachings about the afterlife
Woodhead and Heelas
New Age movements appeal to personal experience rather than set teachings
Hadaway
Ohio - church attendance claims 83% higher than real attendance
Lynd and Lynd
Absolutism is fading because of postmodernism and detraditionalisation
Davie
Believing without belonging
Hervieu-Leger
Cultural amnesia and spiritual shopping
Lyon
People still looking to re-enchant the world even though religion is de-institutionalised
Stark and Bainbridge
Religious market - pluralism means religion is still strong
Supernatural compensation
Religion goes through cycles of revival
