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Exploring Religion: Perspectives, Trends, and Major World Religions

Delve into the multifaceted realm of religion with insights from Weber and Durkheim, contrasting Functionalist and Conflict perspectives. Explore the coexistence of secularization and fundamentalism, examining key themes such as birth, death, injustice, and suffering. Understand the significance of major world religions and the diverse functions they serve in society.

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Exploring Religion: Perspectives, Trends, and Major World Religions

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  1. Chapter 15, Religion • What Is Religion? Weber’s and Durkheim’s Views • Civil Religion • The Functionalist Perspective

  2. Chapter 15, Religion • The Conflict Perspective • Max Weber: The Interplay Between Economics And Religion • Two Opposing Trends: Secularization And Fundamentalism

  3. Birth Death Illness Aging Injustice Tragedy Suffering What Is Religion? Weber’s View Religion gives meaning to problems of existence:

  4. What Is Religion? Durkheim’s View Three essential features common to all religions • Beliefs about the sacred and the profane. • Rituals • A community of worshippers.

  5. Buddhism Christianity Confucianism Hinduism Islam Judaism Taoism Shinto Major World Religions

  6. Functionalist Perspective of Religion Religion serves functions for individuals: • People embrace religion to comprehend meaning of life and death and cope with misfortune and injustice. • Rely on religious beliefs and rituals to help them achieve a successful outcome.

  7. Functionalist Perspective of Religion Religion promotes group solidarity and unity: • Shared doctrine of rituals create emotional bonds among believers. • Helps individuals achieve a life better than they would lead if left to their own impulses. • Religious rituals establish, reinforce and renew relationships, binding individuals to a group.

  8. Conflict Perspective of Religion • Religion turns people away from social and economic inequality. • Justifies the status quo, rationalizes inequities • Religious teachings inhibit protest and revolutionary change.

  9. Trends: Secularization • Religious influences on thought and behavior are reduced. • Associated with an increase in scientific understanding and technological solutions to every day problems of life. • More than 90% of Americans have a religious preference and 70% are members of some place of worship.

  10. Trends: Fundamentalism • Emphasize authority, infallibility, and timeless truth of sacred writings. • Conceive of history as a struggle between good and evil. • Do not distinguish between the sacred and the profane in their everyday lives.

  11. Trends: Fundamentalism • Fundamentalist religious groups emerge in reaction to a perceived threat. • View trend toward gender equality as symptomatic of a declining moral order.

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