by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Religious Organisations
Where religion gives meaning to deprivation and helps people cope with it. Both churches and sects see their interpretation of faith as the only correct one; both have a moral code to which members must adhere. Important differences are that sects are usually smaller;...
by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Religion in Global Context
By 2006, Pentecostal churches were the fastest-growing Christian group in the UK, with almost 1 million members (compared with over 20 million in the USA). The movement began among the poor and disadvantaged in the USA and has now spread to the poor of South America...
by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Religion in Global Context
In pairs, discuss the elements of cosmopolitanism suggested by Giddens, summarised in the table below. Suggest examples from modern Britain to illustrate all of the points listed in the table. Then compare your examples with those produced by your fellow students....
by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Religion in Global Context
Jeff Haynes (1998) uses the term ‘political religion’ to describe religions that engage with socio-political issues and achieve change. Religions vary in the extent to which they engage with socio-political issues. Examples in the chapter would include the Catholic...
by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Religion in Global Context
The Hindu belief that India is superior to other nations because of its Hindu values. Strict literal adherence to scripture; tradition; compulsory, unquestioning lifestyle. Religion spread by colonial conquest; evangelical and fundamentalist religion driven by mass...
