Chapter 18 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Religion
system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, which is defined by three elements, beliefs, practices and moral community
beliefs
some things are sacred, forbidden, set off from the profane
Sacred
Durkheim’s term for things set apart or forbidden, that inspire fear, awe, reverence, or deep respect
Profane
Durkheim’s term for common elements of everyday life
Rituals
ceremonies or repetitive practices such as kneeling, praying, bowing, crossing oneself, singing, lightening candles to help unite people into a moral community
moral community
a community based on a common moral belief
religious experience
a sudden awareness of the supernatural or a feeling of coming in contact with God
Function of religion
meaning of life, emotional support, social solidarity, everyday life guideline, social control, adaptation, support for the govt and social change
Dysfunction of religion
war and religious persecution
State religion
a govt sponsored religion
Civil Religion
rober belch’s term for religion that is such an established feature of a country’s life the its history and social institutions become sanctified by being associated with God
Boran Again
a description of a life-transforming religious experience that people feel they have become new persons
Modernization
transformation of traditional societies into industrial societies
State of Capitalism
Weber’s term for the desire to accumulate capital as duty– not to spend it, but as an end in itself and to constantly reinvest it
Protestant Ethic
Weber’s term to describe the ideal of a self-denying, highly moral life, accompanied by hard work and frugality
Fundamentalism
the belief that true religion is threatened by modernism and that the faith as it was originally practiced should be restored
Religious Symbols
items used to provide identity and social solidarity for their members in a given religious belief
Cults
a new religion with few followers, whose teachings put it at odds with the dominant culture and religion
Sects
a group larger than a cult that still feels substantially hostility from and toward society
Church
a moral community of believers or a type of religious organization, one of the three elements of a religion
Ecclesia
also called state religion, a religious group so integrated into the dominant culture the it is difficult to tell where the one beings and the other leaves off
Evangelism
attempt to win covetts
Charismas
more commonly referring to an outstanding, magnetic, personality, literally an extraordinary gift from God.
Denomination
brand name within a major religion, for example, Methodist or Baptist
