Role Of Religion In Modern Society

Introduction Throughout the course, we have learned that religion is a social construct. The society around us is under constant change and how we see the world will always change, meaning that the definition of religion can also change. The concepts of Max Weber, Karl Marx, and Emile Durkheim provide us with an understanding of religion in traditional forms. Without understanding the past, we cannot understand the present. However, many of the concepts written by these theorists do not carry enough context as they did not understand religion at its fullest as Weber, Durkheim and Marx were atheists. Over time, the evolution of society has changed how we view religion and the theories revolving around how we understand religion has become incompatible with our modern views and attitudes. Even in a Canadian perspective, the theories proposed by Weber, Marx, and Durkheim does not fully represent how nations …show more content…
Instead, the role of religion is more than just the well-being of future generations, but the development of the individual. Marx 's theory on religion is also incompatible with modern society because religion is not use to create social divides, but instead is a place where there are no class division, and people are together strictly for their religious beliefs. The advancement in modern society has also led to Weber 's claims invalid due to the multicultural Canadian society. Being in a multicultural society, the values and norms have shifted away from traditional Eurocentric ideologies. Now, the diversity of the nation has removed the ideas of "white dominance" and "white privilege". As a result, the expansion of different religions has led to equity and equality within the Canadian society as people are able to understand that many cultures exist and no religion is better than the