SOC201H1 Lecture Notes - Demon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Michel De Montaigne
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Sacred/profane: answers questions inevitably asked by humans (i. e. suffering, death) Monotheism vs. polytheism, animism (spirits in inanimate objects) Is it observable: too much subjective emotion entailed with religion. Measures of religiosity: number of times attended church, how often you observe religious traditions, how much you know about the bible/torah/qu uran etc: the secularization thesis: peter berger s theory. Profane, religion in modern world loses plausibility. Modernity = exposure to different beliefs/customs: more travel, globalization, media etc. New forms of social mixing: intermarriage of religions. 2 possible strategies for religious institutions: accommodation: accepting gay marriage etc. to stay relevant with the times, entrenchment: maintain differences to solidify identity (i. e. dig heels in) Both strategies will fail: accommodation: loses distinctiveness, becomes too mainstream, entrenchment: becomes marginalized, irrelevant to society. Therefore, religion is on the decline: the secularization thesis: some evidence. If secularization is the road to modernity, it is bumpy : religion among the huron: an enchanted world.
