World Affirming New Religious Movements
According to Roy Wallis, World Affirming New Religious Movements aim to help individuals achieve success within mainstream society by unleashing […]
Religion, religious organisations
Religion
Religion, religious organisations
World Accommodating New Religious Movements
The World Accommodating New Religious Movement (NRM) is one of Roy Wallis’ three types of New Religious Movement. As the
Religion, religious organisations
World Rejecting New Religious Movements
The World Rejecting New Religious Movement (NRM) is one of Roy Wallis’ three types of New Religious Movement. As the
Types of religious organisation: the cult
Steve Bruce (1995) defines a cult as a ‘loosely knit group organized around some common themes and interests but lacking
Types of Religious Organisation: The Sect
According to Troeltsch, the Sect is basically the opposite of The Church…. Key characteristics of sects according to Troeltsch… According
Types of Religious Organisation: The Denomination
H.R. Niebuhr (1929) was the first sociologist to distinguish between a church and a denomination. His distinction was based on
Types of Religious Organisation: The Church
Ernst Troeltsch (1931) used the term ‘church’ to refer to a large, hierarchically organised religious institutions with an inclusive, universal
Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Religion
Jesus in Disneyland: Religion in Postmodern Times
David Lyon argues that religion is not declining with the shift from modernity to postmodernity, rather it is simply relocating
Religion, secularization, Sociology key terms
Religious Pluralism: Evidence of Secularization?
Durkheim’s view of religion implied that a truly religious society could only have one religion in that society. In Durkheim’s
Religion, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
Anthony Giddens – High Modernity and Religious Revival
Anthony Giddens argues that the shift to late modern society results in religion becoming more popular. Giddens is one of