Max Weber’s perspective on religion compared to Emil Durkheim varies in many ways. Both theorists emphasize on two different approaches when studying religion. Weber was an anti-positivism and Durkheim was positivism. Meaning the subject matter being studied related to different concepts involving natural science and social science. Durkheim was focused on the systematic approach of religion. Weber was writing from a point of view coming from his father being a successful “business man.” Max Weber and Emil Durkheim combined different findings relating to religion and conducted one-sided conceptual models.
Durkheim developed away to studied religion through the natural science relating individual freedom to collective responsibility. He selected …show more content…
Durkheim emphasized on religion as being the ability to distinguish the profane from the sacred. Profane is defined as the everyday world we live in. Sacred are those elements of the profane world we protect. Durkheim recognized the most primitive religion and identified the elements of the sacred world. Allowing the Totemism being the religion of the impersonal force.
Within the Australian society, tribes were clans. Clans were the network of people and each clan had a totem. The totem was the sacred element. The totem was a form of self-worship and obedience. The totem was both the symbol of God and a society. Making totems the center and representations of group life.
Durkheim developed the importance of the individual by relating their distinctive personality among groups with their religious beliefs. The purpose was to remove the idea of the cult of the individual and create a practice where self-importance and selfishness did not arise. Therefore for society, of which Gods are the main symbolic expression allows individuals to be more connected to society. Religion is a way to build solidarity by the worship of the society and the people in …show more content…
Paul explained how salvation is not something you can earn but is recognized through God gift and love. Salvation was discovered to be the free will of accepting God grace. Your relationship with God is your own sacred bond and no middle man was needed. Your role as an individual is to hear God calling, accept Salvation and the will to act on your calling. This concept made Protestants successful business man because they accepted their calling and did it well.
There was an unintended consequence relating religion to success. The predestination was a documented describing how people were in fear and out of fear they developed magic thinking of pretending to be saved. Wealth was later justified as Christian’s having a good attitude. If you have the right attitude about wealth, than you can be a good Christian. It’s the idea of being able to live without the wealth you have. But it is ideal to be wealthy because you are hardworking and careful which will allow you to increase goods.
Overall, Weber later felt religion will not survive long due to the thin line between religious and wealth. People are going to become forced to produce wealth for materialistic things instead of it being their calling. In this sense their calling will be based on consumerism. Everyone will be trapped in an iron cage because wealth is needed to pay for the life we want to
Durkheim developed away to studied religion through the natural science relating individual freedom to collective responsibility. He selected …show more content…
Durkheim emphasized on religion as being the ability to distinguish the profane from the sacred. Profane is defined as the everyday world we live in. Sacred are those elements of the profane world we protect. Durkheim recognized the most primitive religion and identified the elements of the sacred world. Allowing the Totemism being the religion of the impersonal force.
Within the Australian society, tribes were clans. Clans were the network of people and each clan had a totem. The totem was the sacred element. The totem was a form of self-worship and obedience. The totem was both the symbol of God and a society. Making totems the center and representations of group life.
Durkheim developed the importance of the individual by relating their distinctive personality among groups with their religious beliefs. The purpose was to remove the idea of the cult of the individual and create a practice where self-importance and selfishness did not arise. Therefore for society, of which Gods are the main symbolic expression allows individuals to be more connected to society. Religion is a way to build solidarity by the worship of the society and the people in …show more content…
Paul explained how salvation is not something you can earn but is recognized through God gift and love. Salvation was discovered to be the free will of accepting God grace. Your relationship with God is your own sacred bond and no middle man was needed. Your role as an individual is to hear God calling, accept Salvation and the will to act on your calling. This concept made Protestants successful business man because they accepted their calling and did it well.
There was an unintended consequence relating religion to success. The predestination was a documented describing how people were in fear and out of fear they developed magic thinking of pretending to be saved. Wealth was later justified as Christian’s having a good attitude. If you have the right attitude about wealth, than you can be a good Christian. It’s the idea of being able to live without the wealth you have. But it is ideal to be wealthy because you are hardworking and careful which will allow you to increase goods.
Overall, Weber later felt religion will not survive long due to the thin line between religious and wealth. People are going to become forced to produce wealth for materialistic things instead of it being their calling. In this sense their calling will be based on consumerism. Everyone will be trapped in an iron cage because wealth is needed to pay for the life we want to