3.2 Religion is not Declining but Changing

Question 1

what is the concept ? = Davie & Luckman - Privatisation of ____

Answer 1

Religion

1. Believing in God doesn’t necessarily mean attending a religious institution or service.
2. Ppl can still express their beliefs and worship at home in a ‘privatised’ way by using tech or worshipping at home.

Question 2

what is the concept ? = European value system survey- A _____ Survey

Answer 2

Social

Conducted every year on religious belief throughout Europe last survey 2014

Question 3

what is the concept ? = Martin ____ theologies

Answer 3

Subterranean

Growth of Superstition, e.g. Tarot cards, astrology, star signs

Question 4

what is the concept ? = Hadden = Televangelism

Answer 4

its televangelism there isn’t more to the concept

Question 5

Explain the concept- Davie & Luckman - Privatisation of religion

Answer 5

• Religion is moving from public place of worship to private spaces. This is also called ‘invisible religion’
• Religion is not declining just being experienced in another way

BRUCE CONTRASTS this with word the Commitment- saying that attending traditional religion requires higher levels of religious commitment then religious commitment at home

Question 6

Explain the concept- European value system survey- A social Survey

Answer 6

1. Institutional/ attendance in Christianity is continuing to decline.
2. However, over 70% of ppl claim to have some ‘spiritual’ life.
   Again traditional religion is in decline but other forms of religions expression are appearing

Question 7

Explain the concept- Hadden = Televangelism

Answer 7

Televangelism is where religion uses the mass media to reach ppl in their own homes.
Mainly found in the USA where satellite tech makes it easy to reach large numbers of people. Audiences can reach up to 10m

More recently in the UK there are new religious digital channels such as the GOD channel

Question 8

Explain the concept- Martin Subterranean theologies

Answer 8

Growth of religious superstitions and implies the existence of the unseen and unknown as being forces that shape lives

BRUCE REJECTS THIS ? these subterranean theologies fall outside of what the majority of ppl would consider to be real religion