religious organisations Flashcards
what are religious organisations
these are organisations that shape belief’s and practice , traditionally many peple will belong to one of these religious organisations
what are the different types of typologies
- traditional , NRM’s (new religious movements) and NAM’S ( NEW AGED MOVEMNTS)
who identified the first Traditional typology and what was it
- WEBER
AND THE FIRST Traditional typology is the church he differentiated churches from sects identifying churches as a large organisation and sects as a small organisation
what are characteristics of a church as a traditional typology
- a clear structure of hierarchy
- large membership
- strongly liked to the state( example church of england)
- inclusive however attract - - -middle class members because the marganisled people in society don’t feel welcome in the eyes of the church
- Claim a monopoly of the truth
- an example of a church would be the roman catholic church
how is the church of ENGLAND linked to the state? are there any other example of religious institutions that may be linked to the state
- the church of engald is strongly liked to the state this can be seen through the queen she is the head of the church of England
- member of the church of England such as bishops have seats in the house of lords which means they are apart of the legislative process
- in some aspects of Islam especially in places such as IRAN where they have a theoretic state instead of a democratic one, which means that religious leaders are in charge
who identified sects as another type of traditional typology?
TROELTSCH - he characterised sects are organisations that broke away from a church
what arse characteristics of sects according to toeltsch
- they claim the monopoly of truth , often very intolerant to other religious organisations
- requires strong commitment
- withdrawn from society
- appeal to marginalised members of society because they often offer equality , classless raceless society
- example of sects - PEOPLES TEMPLE
what is the best example of a sect ?
PEOPLES TEMPLE - charismatic leader jim jones
= KORESHS BRANCH DAVIDANS
are traditional typologies often world rejecting?
yes they are often world rejecting because they are hostile to normal socital norms
what is an example of a sect that was not short lived and is a general exception to the principle ?
amish
are sects often short lived?
yes because:
which two sociologist identified a cult ?
BRUCE and TROELSHTCH - trolestch named cults as mysticisms
what are some characteristics of a cult
- lose knit
- do not require huge commitment
- no hierarchy
- still mostly attract middle class because it costs to spend money
- are classed as spiritual practices that focus on self fulfilment
- would be seen as word affirming
what is an example of a cult?
YOGA
who illustrated denominations are a traditional typology
NIEBUHR - he recognised that these were apart of the traditional typology and described them as half way between a sect and church
