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The secularisation debate
Karten in diesem Stapel (10)
- 1IntroWilson 'decline in religious thinking, practice and institutions'
Depends on definition of religion - 2Religious ThinkingBruce- growth of scientific explanation
Weber-rationalisation(disenchantment) - 3Religious Thinking EvaluationPostmodernists-mistrust of science/return to religion
Many people are still religious (70%)
Bruce- halfway house - 4Religious PracticeBruce-statistics are an important objective measurement
1851-40%
2015-2%
Attendance at ceremonies in decline
Catholic church in decline(controversial opinions) - 5Religious Practice EvaluationHammond- church attendance and religious belief cannot be equated
Self-declared Christians
Davie- believe without belonging
Luckmann- Privatised worship
Meaning and Validity
Glasner- inaccuracies(Victorian) - 6Religious InstitutionBruce-disengagement is evidence of secularisation
Church has less influence over social, political and economic areas of life
Ceremonies can now be performed anywhere - 7Religious Practice EvaluationMartin- religion still has a strong influence
Monolithic countries
Religious education and worship is a legal requirement in schools - 8Is Secularisation happening everywhere?NO
Low attendance in the UK but in monolithic countries there is still high attendance rates - 9TWO MAIN THEORIES to explain secularisation in some countries and not othersRational Choice Theory-Stark and Bainbridge, cost/benefit analysis (USA)
Existential Security Theory-Norris and Inglehart, Low existential security = more religiosity(USA IS AN ANOMALY) - 10ConclusionDifficult to prove or disprove secularisation; different definitions(e.g. Wilson and Bruce)
Glock and Start-defining RELIGION is the issue
Exclusive V Inclusive
Luckmann 'invisible religion'
Shiner concludes: 'secularisation is a difficult term to define and sociologists should be carefu in using it'.
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