reasons against secularisation

Question 1

BRUCE :

Answer 1

Cultural defence
cultural transition

Question 2

KENDAL PROJECT - HEELAS

Answer 2

resacrilisation as a move from congregational domain to holistic mileu
more individualistic spirituality
- belief is being reoriented

Question 3

who comes up with religious market theory ?

Answer 3

stark and bainbridge

Question 4

what do stark and bainbridge argue ?

Answer 4

secularisation is eurocentric- religion is vital in other countries

Question 5

what do stark and bainbridge say religion does in religious market theory ?

Answer 5

meet universal needs for compensators - demand is constant for religion - cost and benefits of different options seen

Question 6

what is the analogy of religious market theory ?

Answer 6

churches operate like companies selling goods in a market - competition is good . demand for religion increases when different sorts of it
religious monopoly leads to decline - attractive products attract customers

Question 7

Existential security theory who comes up with it ?

Answer 7

Norris and inglehart - religious demand is great from low income groups and societies due to insecurity