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What is a key characteristic of the modernist perspective on religion?
What is a key characteristic of the modernist perspective on religion?
How do post-modernists view traditional religions?
How do post-modernists view traditional religions?
What distinguishes the post-modernist perspective from the modernist perspective?
What distinguishes the post-modernist perspective from the modernist perspective?
Which movement is associated with the post-modernist perspective?
Which movement is associated with the post-modernist perspective?
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What represents the core value of pre-modernism regarding opposition to ideology?
What represents the core value of pre-modernism regarding opposition to ideology?
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Which of the following concepts is emphasized by the modernist perspective?
Which of the following concepts is emphasized by the modernist perspective?
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What is a significant belief held by post-modernists about religious experiences?
What is a significant belief held by post-modernists about religious experiences?
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Which of the following ideas is shared by both modernism and post-modernism?
Which of the following ideas is shared by both modernism and post-modernism?
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Study Notes
Three Perspectives on Religion's Role in Globalization
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Modernist Perspective:
- Sees secularization as a process where all religions eventually become the same secular, rational philosophy.
- Believes religion can reform distortions of enlightenment and modernization, but will eventually disappear.
- Views free markets and liberal democracy as the culmination of Enlightenment values.
- Praises religious organizations as beneficial to corrected modernization but believes they will eventually vanish.
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Post-Modernist Perspective:
- Rejects Enlightenment values like rationalism, empiricism, and science.
- Rejects Enlightenment structures (capitalism, bureaucracy, liberalism).
- Values expressive individualism.
- Accepts "spiritual experiences" without religious constraints (e.g., New Age movement, "lite" versions of Eastern religions, neo-paganism).
- Anticipates the disappearance of traditional religions through globalization.
- Believes globalization destroys traditional structures and fosters expressive individualism.
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Pre-Modernist Perspective:
- Religious faith and communities were the strongest opposition forces in response to ideology failure.
- Religious communities provided believers with the commitment and courage necessary to oppose the state.
- Religious believers sacrificed individual security for larger movements.
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Explore the modernist and post-modernist perspectives on religion's influence in the context of globalization. This quiz examines how secularization and expressive individualism shape our understanding of religious roles in contemporary society. Analyze the arguments surrounding the disappearance of traditional religions and the rise of new spiritual expressions.