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20 Cards in this Set
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included as an ordinary part of everyday life |
profane |
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set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence |
sacred |
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a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred |
religion |
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formal, ceremonial behavior |
ritual |
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belief based on conviction rather than scientific evidence |
faith |
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the combining of christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character |
liberation theology |
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a religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society |
church |
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a church formally linked to the state |
state church ex. republic of iran |
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a church, independent of the state, that recognizes religious pluralism |
denomination |
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a religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural traditions |
cult (all major religions started as a cult) |
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a religious organization that stands apart from the larger society (amish) |
sect |
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extraordinary personal qualites that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers |
charisma |
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the belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity |
animism |
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the importance of religion in a person's life |
religiosity |
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the historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred |
secularization |
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a quasi-religious loyalty linking individuals in a basically secular society |
civil religion |
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a conservative religious doctrine that opposes intellectualism and worldly accomodation in favor of restoring traditional, otherworldly religion |
fundamentalism |
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religions in the US |
new england/ southwest - catholic south- baptist norther plains- lutheran utah- latter-day saints |
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Religiosity in the US |
70% say religion is important 1/3 of US population is at least somewhat religous older people more religious than young women more religious than men low income religious |
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5 characteristics of fundamentalism |
1. take the words of sacred text literally. 2. reject religious pluralism. 3. pursue the personal experience of God's presence. 4. oppose "secular humanism" evolution. 5. endorse conservative political goals. |
