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19 Cards in this Set
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Religion |
A social institution that involve shared beliefs, values, and practices based on the Supernatural and unites Believers into a community. |
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Sacred |
Anything that people seems mysterious, inspiring, extraordinary and Powerful, holy, and not part of the natural world. |
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Profane |
Anything that is not related to religion. |
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Secular |
The term sociologists use instead of profane to describe worldly rather than spiritual things. |
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Religiosity |
The ways people demonstrate their religious beliefs. |
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Cult |
A religious group that is devoted to beliefs and practices that are outside of those accepted in mainstream Society. |
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New religious movement nrm |
Term used instead of Cult by most sociologists. |
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Charismatic leader |
A religious leader followers see as having exceptional or superhuman powers and qualities. |
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Spirituality |
A personal quest to feel connected to a reality greater than oneself. |
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Sect |
A religious group that has broken away from an established religion. |
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Denomination |
A subgroup within a religion that shares its name in Traditions, and it's generally on good terms with the main group. |
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Church |
A large established religious group that has strong ties to mainstream Society. |
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Secularization |
A process of removing institution such as education and government from the domination or influence of religion. |
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Fundamentalism |
The belief in the literal meaning of sacred text. |
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Civil religion |
Sometimes called secular religion practices in which citizenship takes on religious aspects. |
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Protestant ethic |
I believe that hard work, diligence, self-denial, frugality, and economic success will lead to Salvation in the afterlife |
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False consciousness |
An acceptance of a system of beliefs that prevents people from protesting oppression. |
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Ritual |
Sometimes called a write a formal and repeated behavior in which the members of a group regularly engage. |
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Beliefs |
Rituals and symbols come from beliefs, convictions about what people think is true. |
