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What is one of the key impacts of globalization on religion according to Tuomas MARTIKAINEN?

  • Increased secularization of religious institutions
  • Growing economization of religion (correct)
  • Decreased visibility of religious conflicts
  • Shift towards traditional religious practices

    • Which theory is mentioned in the text as supporting the observation of growing economization of religion?

  • Labor theory of value
  • Social contract theory
  • Game theory
  • Rational choice theory of religion (correct)

    • How is the global political economy connected to the increasing globalisation of religious conflict?

  • It has no impact on religious conflict
  • It promotes interfaith dialogue and harmony
  • It exacerbates religious conflicts (correct)
  • It leads to a decline in religious conflicts

    • What is emphasized as the key to understanding many current debates in the sociology of religion according to the text?

    <p>Macro-level changes in political economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is shaking a major segment of the international State system at the time of writing?

    <p>Fiscal problems in Greece</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do many observers note regarding the trend in religion according to the text?

    <p>Rising economization and commodification of religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are faith-based movements of interest in current debates on religion and economy?

    <p>To examine the implications of neoliberal globalization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key factor leading to changes in the modern nation state's foundation, as discussed in the text?

    <p>The penetration of economics and the reshaping of political roles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are New Agers mentioned as happy consumers of spirituality in the text?

    <p>As an example of the impact of post-secular society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one reason scholars in Europe are preoccupied with questions of economy and religion, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Due to the rising dominance of an economic perspective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the role of politics been affected by the penetration of economics, according to the text?

    <p>It has shifted or reshaped within the modern nation state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one consequence of the reorientation of Western societies towards neoliberal globalization, as discussed in the text?

    <p>Radical changes in people's way of living and institutional functioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has penetrated into many areas of society according to the text?

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

    Which concept has become increasingly hegemonic as per the text?

    <p>Economic rationality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been introduced into public administration in Europe, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Business-based management strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered the normal way of action and thought in many areas of life?

    <p>Economic ideologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has changed historical bureaucracies and introduced new platforms for governance according to the text?

    <p>New modes of governance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which has grown in Europe, leading to the introduction of business-based management strategies as per the text?

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

    What has new public management introduced into public administration, as per the text?

    <p>Business-based management strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact has globalization had on the political economy of religion?

    <p>Increased marketization and commodification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the reshuffled power relations between economics and politics described in the text?

    <p>Clear and evident</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has become increasingly hegemonic?

    <p>Economic rationality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept has penetrated deep into many areas of society, as discussed in the text?

    <p>Economic thinking and ideology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suggested as the key to understanding many current debates in the sociology of religion?

    <p>Taking into account macro-level changes in political economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the global economy affected the European Union according to the text?

    <p>Fiscal problems in Greece are shaking its foundations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way have new modes of governance changed historical bureaucracies, as per the text?

    <p>By introducing new platforms like markets and networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept is linked to the growing economization of religion?

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

    What is still the main 'container' for many social processes?

    <p>Nation-state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has led nation-states to increasingly rely on corporations for their own success, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Neoliberalism and globalization of production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one consequence of the increasing prevalence of an economic perspective in the sociology of religion?

    <p>Erosion of the post-Westphalian social order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the role of politics been impacted by the penetration of economics?

    <p>Shaken some foundations of the modern nation state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor has led to radical changes in the way people live and institutions function?

    <p>Growing prevalence of an economic perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is happening to Church–State relations according to the text?

    <p>A return to addressing this relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept is introduced by the penetration of economics into society?

    <p>New public management strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are New Agers mentioned as happy consumers of spirituality in the text?

    <p>Due to dissatisfaction with traditional religions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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