Contemporary Theories of Religion - Sociology of Religion
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According to Jurgen Habermas, what is the impact of advancement in undistorted communication on religion?

  • Religion diminishes as meanings and purposes are redefined (correct)
  • Religion becomes the sole source of authority
  • Religion increases in authority and power
  • Religion becomes irrelevant in modern society
  • How does Jurgen Habermas view the relationship between religion and revolution?

  • Religion plays a major role in driving societal revolutions
  • They are completely independent of each other
  • Modernization leads to secular knowledge and diminishes the role of religion (correct)
  • Revolution enhances the authority of religion
  • What does Habermas criticize himself for in relation to his theory of communicative action?

  • Neglecting the impact of secularization on religious beliefs
  • Assuming the existence of multiple public spheres (correct)
  • Creating a monolithic interpretation of religion in society
  • Overemphasizing the importance of religious authority
  • How does Habermas suggest religion affects communication and truth?

    <p>Religion hinders communicative actions and debates on truth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe how human thoughts become embodied in the things we create and do in the world?

    <p>Externalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the independent existence of products of human thought as objects of awareness?

    <p>Objectivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a sociological context, the term used to describe the adaptation of individuals to the presumed requirements of 'reality' is known as _________.

    <p>internalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Peter Berger's theory of religion is influenced by which of the following theorists?

    <p>Marx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory aligns closely with the idea that humans constantly create and re-create their world through a dialectical process of world construction?

    <p>Social learning theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the position of Peter Berger, it can be argued that religion emerges as a result of ___________

    <p>the coping mechanism for an unfinished human nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept does Peter Berger introduce to describe the relatively stable human environment resulting from cultural interactions?

    <p>Nomos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Foucaudian discussion of the 'docile body' is aligned with the ___________________.

    <p>Social learning theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pierre Bourdieu saw an array of possible objective relations between positions in the religious field, gleaning from __________

    <p>Weber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The division of labor and specialization paved a way for the creation of relational positions for different individuals in the religious field, reflecting different __________ of the interactors

    <p>interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Pierre Bourdieu, those who control the religious field also control the space of __________

    <p>habitus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Michel Foucault's central focus is the role of knowledge in __________ relations

    <p>power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Foucault, religion influences perceptions about madness and medicine through different ______ periods

    <p>historical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Peter Berger's theory of religion suggests that humans are born unfinished, lacking the biological programming to survive, leading to a fundamental human ______

    <p>predicament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Peter Berger introduces the concept of ______ to describe the relatively stable human environment resulting from cultural interactions

    <p>nomos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the discussion of the 'docile body,' Foucault emphasizes the role of confession in reviving ______

    <p>guilts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Jurgen Habermas has been criticized for overgeneralization by assuming a single __________ sphere, ignoring the multiplicity of public spheres.

    <p>public</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Habermas' work, modernization resulted in secular knowledge independence while religion diminishes in terms of how meanings and purposes are __________.

    <p>redefined</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Pierre Bourdieu, the concept of 'religious habitus' refers to the system of durable, transposable __________ which function as generative principles of practices and representations.

    <p>dispositions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pierre Bourdieu emphasizes the role of the 'religious field' in shaping power and social order within __________ contexts.

    <p>religious</p> Signup and view all the answers

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