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Chapter 12 Religion
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Animism Theodicy Durkheim Sacred and the Profane
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Functionalist view of Religion Integrative Promotes social cohesion Social control – Khomeini Social change Calvinism – Protestant Ethic
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Berger Religion can be used against modernization Religion can adapt to secular world Religion can be involved in contemporary concerns Liberation Theology
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The Conflictists’ view Marx: Religion is the religion of the dominant class Religion reinforces interests of those in power Religion is the opium of the masses Religion is the source of conflict
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The Symbolic Interactionist View Peter Berger The sacred legitimizes and stabilizes social life
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Islamic Fundamentalism: Khomeini Theocracy World Religions
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Types of Religious Organizations Cult Sect Church Ecclesia
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Secularization and Fundamentalism Civil Religion Religion in America
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