Lyon: "Jesus in Disneyland."
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- Lyon: 'Jesus in Disneyland'
- Postmodern society has several features that are changing the nature of religion
- Globalisation
- Media
- Consumerism
- Globalisation
- As a result there has been a "relocation of ideas."
- This means that there is increased movement of religious ideas across nations.
- Definition: The growing interconnectedness of societies which has lead to greatly increased movement of ideas and beliefs across national boundaries.
- Example
- A "Harvest day crusade," (a public, evangelical event) held in Disneyland.
- This is an example of how boundaries between different areas of social life become blurred in post-modern society.
- A "Harvest day crusade," (a public, evangelical event) held in Disneyland.
- As a result there has been a "relocation of ideas."
- The media
- The media saturate us with images and messages from across the globe , giving us access instant access to previously remote religions.
- Ideas are "disembedded."
- The media lifts them out of their local context and moves them to a different place and time.
- Example: Televangelism relocates religion to the internet and TV, allowing believers to express faith without attending church.
- The media lifts them out of their local context and moves them to a different place and time.
- Religion becomes "de-institutionalised."
- Definition: Its signs and images become detached from their place of institution.
- Religion becomes a cultural resource that believers can adapt for their own purpose.
- Evaluation
- Bruce: Consumerist religion is weak religion and believes that it has little affect on the lives of participants which is evidence of secularisation.
- Research shows that people chose to view programmes that confirm their religious beliefs.
- Therefore, it is unlikely that religion will attract any new converts through the media.
- There is much more conclusive evidence of secularisation being the reason for lower church attendance then the "electronic church," idea.
- Consumerism
- Post modern society involves the idea that we now construct society based on what we consume.
- This is now true with religion in the context of the fact that we are now "spiritual shoppers."
- We can "pick and mix," different elements of different faiths to make them part of our identity.
- We can choose from religious beliefs and practices to mean our individual needs from the vast range in the religious market place.
- Religion has relocated to the "sphere of consumption."
- Re-enchantment of the world
- Lyon sees recent decades as a period of re-enchantment with the growth of unconventional practices and beliefs.
- Although traditional religion has declined in Europe, Lyon points to the growth of non-traditional religions elsewhere.
- Lyon sees recent decades as a period of re-enchantment with the growth of unconventional practices and beliefs.
- People make conscious choices based on which elements they find useful.
- One effect of this is the loss of "meta-ethics."
- Definition: Worldviews that claim to have the absolute, authoritative truth such as traditional religions.)
- This is because people become sceptical that any of them are really true.
- This is now true with religion in the context of the fact that we are now "spiritual shoppers."
- Many new movements spring up so that consumers can "sample."
- Post modern society involves the idea that we now construct society based on what we consume.
- Postmodern society has several features that are changing the nature of religion
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