Such - Secularisation Flashcards
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what Is secularisation
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the decline of religion and the loss of religions influence over state issues
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explanations for secularisation
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-Max weber 1905 ‘disenchantment’=the enlightenment and the valuable contributions made to explaining the world through the natural sciences has meant abandoning faith
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explanations for secularisation p2
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-Steve Bruce 2011 ‘technological world view’= agrees with weber, the public now defer to science for explanations of the world around them, misfortune is tragedy not the will of got
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arguments against secularisation in the uk: postmodern
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-New age beliefs have reinvigorated religion within the postmodern world
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arguments against secularisation in the uk: technology online religion
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- martell 2010= observes that for individuals both geographical distance and time Zoes are no longer important
