SOCB43H3 Lecture : Lec 05 Notes (7 pgs)
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Durkheim: social facts, dol in society. A particular category of religion that interested weber was salvation religion. Salvation derives from the latin word to save : salvation religions promise people redemption i. e. , you will be saved from suffering & sin. It saves them from something corrupt in the world & promises them a better alternative higher world (e. g. , heaven) e. g. , people begin thinking in a more universal & global way y. Love thy neighbour = love everyone rather than just love your next- door neighbour. + god s will won t be done unless you actively go out there. Inner-worldly (i. e. , you have to get out into the world; can t just stay inside the church) Other-worldly (i. e. , you need to withdraw from the world & just stay in the church) Passive (i. e. , you re a vessel in which god pours his will into)
