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Secularisation - Coggle Diagram
Secularisation
Rationalization
Weber
science undermine religion
science factual, religion untestable
decrease in questions only answerable by religion
disenchantment
industry, technology
social bureaucracies undermine religion
political movements , schools, hospitals
improve society w/o religion
reason replaced emotion
Religious Diversity
Berger (1969)
Cause of secularisation
Many religious organisation
Sacred Canopy
Gave beliefs > plausibility
No challengers
Church's version
Truth was unquestioned
Protestant Reformation
Protestant churches + sects
Broke away
Since reformation
no. of religious organisations
growing
Religious diversity
Plurality of lifeworlds
Plausibility structure
Berger
Creates crisis of credibility
Diversity undermines structure
Different alternative religions
People question
Erodes traditional religion
Religious beliefs
Relative > absolute
True/False
Becomes POV
Opting out of religion
Bruce
Trend -> religious diversity
Important cause of secularisation
Structural Differentiation
Parsons (1951)
Bruce
Privatisation
Losing Functions
Personal Choice
Home and Family
Losing meaning
Disengagement
Less Influence
Disconnected
Examples:
Education
Law
Social Welfare
Industrial Society
Specialised Institution
Smaller + Separate
Pre-Industrial Society
Religion Dominated
Conforming
Secular State
Church + State = Separate
No Particular Faith
Modern Society
social and cultural diversity:
Pre-industrial --> Industrial
Decline of community
Decline Religion
Wilson argues
OCL < religion
Different views
Burce
Plausibility of beliefs
Industrialisation
- diversity
Holds communities
Bruce
Cultural Defence and Transition (Annabel)
DEFENCE
focal point vs external force
E.g
+
Catholicism VS
-
Communism
TRANISITION
Support + Community (Migrants)
HERBERG
- USA
BRUCE
RELIGION
Group Identity
Functions vs Supernatural