Study guide for Giddens et al. Chapter 17, Religion in Modern Society
religion
sociological definition of religion
theism
sociological questions about religion
relationship between religion and norms and values
appeal of religion
New Age religious movement
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
alienation
sacred
profane
religious economy approach
“spiritual shopping sprees” (Roof)
church
sect
cult
new religious movements
denomination
charismatic leaders
world-rejecting movements
secularization
women
monotheism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
polytheism
Lipset
Bellah
liberal Protestant denominations
conservative Protestant denominations
Catholics
Evangelicals
fundamentalists
September 11, 2001
civil religion
women in Afghanistan
relationship between Islam and political nationalism
John Kerry
relationship between religion and politics in the United States
liberation theology
connection between religion and violence
ultimate goal of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda
Robert Wuthnow
Ora Mae
Islamic revivalism
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Study guide/discussion question questions for "From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" by MAX WEBER:
Study guide and discussion questions for for articles on religion. Come prepared to discuss the discussion questions next week (for the online class, discuss these questions this week on our discussion board).
Study guide/discussion question questions for "From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" by MAX WEBER:
What is the protestant ethic?
What is the spirit of capitalism?
Discuss Martin Luther’s idea of a “calling.”
Discuss asceticism.
Discuss modern capitalism.
Study guide/discussion question questions for "Religious Community and American Individualism" (from Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life) by ROBERT N. BELLAH, RICHARD MADSEN, WILLIAM M. SULLIVAN, ANN SWIDLER, and STEVEN M. TIPTON:
What kind of relationship do people have with their church?
How actively religious are Americans?
What is the emphasis of many religious beliefs?
Discuss the comparison that Bellah et al. makes between the liberal and conservative church.
What is pantheism?
Discuss the religious beliefs of many influential 19th century Americans.
Discussion questions:
To what extent is the religion you practice about expressing yourself and self-realization?
To what extent does religion provide clear unambiguous order and security in your life?
To what extent does the church you go to separate you from the rest of the world?
To what extent is the emphasis on love in your church not shared with the rest of the world except through missionary outreach?
Bellah et al. imply that for religious individualists, their links to churches are tenuous, to some extent fortuitous and ones of convenience. To what extent does that characterize your relationship to your church?
Study guide/discussion question questions for "From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" by MAX WEBER:
What is the protestant ethic?
What is the spirit of capitalism?
Discuss Martin Luther’s idea of a “calling.”
Discuss asceticism.
Discuss modern capitalism.
Study guide/discussion question questions for "Religious Community and American Individualism" (from Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life) by ROBERT N. BELLAH, RICHARD MADSEN, WILLIAM M. SULLIVAN, ANN SWIDLER, and STEVEN M. TIPTON:
What kind of relationship do people have with their church?
How actively religious are Americans?
What is the emphasis of many religious beliefs?
Discuss the comparison that Bellah et al. makes between the liberal and conservative church.
What is pantheism?
Discuss the religious beliefs of many influential 19th century Americans.
Discussion questions:
To what extent is the religion you practice about expressing yourself and self-realization?
To what extent does religion provide clear unambiguous order and security in your life?
To what extent does the church you go to separate you from the rest of the world?
To what extent is the emphasis on love in your church not shared with the rest of the world except through missionary outreach?
Bellah et al. imply that for religious individualists, their links to churches are tenuous, to some extent fortuitous and ones of convenience. To what extent does that characterize your relationship to your church?
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