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?

Religion hinders communicative actions and debates on truth 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?

Externalization Signup and view all the answers

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

Objectivation 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 _________.

internalization Signup and view all the answers

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

Marx 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?

Social learning theory Signup and view all the answers

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

the coping mechanism for an unfinished human nature Signup and view all the answers

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

Nomos Signup and view all the answers

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

Social learning theory Signup and view all the answers

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

Weber 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

interests Signup and view all the answers

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

habitus Signup and view all the answers

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

power Signup and view all the answers

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

historical 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 ______

predicament Signup and view all the answers

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

nomos Signup and view all the answers

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

guilts Signup and view all the answers

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

public 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 __________.

redefined 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.

dispositions Signup and view all the answers

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

religious Signup and view all the answers