Objectivation And Externalization Of Religion

Change is something that is common in an advance society. “Logic tends to suggest, though, that society is destined to become even more secular, and that neither old nor new religions will have much importance in advanced industrial societies.” (Dawson, 2006, Pg.14). Dawson explains why NRMs come about and how the change in our advance world is allowing them to change. New religious movements emerge because society is growing and expanding. As a person ages their thought process change and the way they live life also changes. Society is never going to be the same because it is constantly being created and re-created. “The world we live in, the world as perceived by humans, is constantly being created and re-created through a ‘dialectical process’ that has three aspects: ‘externalization, objectivation, and internalization.” (Dawson, 2006, Pg. 15). I am going to focus on objectivation. …show more content…
Religions such as Christianity and Buddhism have been around for a long time. However, society is growing and we do not have the views and beliefs that we once had. We build the world that we live in and we create the religions that we want to practice. “Berger argues that human participation in world construction is an “anthropological necessity”. (Dawson, 2006, Pg. 15). Religion is essential in our society because it teaches us morals and values. In a world that is full of different types of people, everyone is not going to believe in the same thing. Objectivation allows each person to explore freely and embrace those difference and put it into something