key words Flashcards
religiosity
the extent to which someone sees themselves as religious
secularisation
the decrease in power that religion has in society
ideology
a set of values, ideas and beliefs providing a means of interpreting the world
globalisation
the growing interconnectedness between people and nation states
fundamentalism
seeking to return to the basics of their faith
ascetism
severe self-discipline, avoiding all forms of indulgence
ideological state apparatus
a social structure or system which passes on social norms and values
theodicy
an explanation for the contradiction of God being omnibenevolent and the existence of evil
reflexivity
continuously re-evaluating our ideas and theories, nothing is permanent
disembedding
we no longer need fact-to-face contact to interact, breakdown of geographical boarders making interaction more impersonal
pluralist society
people believe in all kinds of different things and tolerate each others beliefs even when they don’t match their own
falsification
for something to be scientific it must be possible for it to be proven false
