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Challenges to secularisation theory (Weakness of the New age (Structural…
Challenges to secularisation theory
From obligation to comsumption
Believing without belonging
Vicarious religion
religion practised by an active minority on behalf of the great majority
Neither believing nor belonging(Voas and Crockett)
church attendance and belief are both declining
Spiritual Shopping
Pilgrims
Converts
Postmodern religion
Globalisation
religious ideas have become disembedded
electronic church, televangelism
religion becomes deinstitutionalized, detached from its place, floating in cyberspace.
Online Religion, Religion Online
Religious Consumerism
meta narratives
New age
rejects the idea of obligation and obedience
emphasises the idea of life as a journey of discovery, personal development, connecting with inner self
Re enchantment of the world (Lyon)
holistic spirituality, spiritual marketplace
Weakness of the New age
Problem of scale- not enough individualised religion
Socialisation of the next generation
women in the holistic milieu are more likely to be childless
Weak Commitment
Structural Weakness
no concensus
no external power
cannot evangelise- persuade others of the truth