Post Modernity and Religion
- Created by: hannahmoore
- Created on: 05-05-15 17:13
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- Post Modernity
- Society has transitioned from a modern to post modern era
- Lyotard
- Post modern era sees a decline in metanarrative
- Examples? Science, Christianity
- People no longer happy to follow metanarrative
- Caused many devistating problems e.g. Soviet Union collapsed, Nazi Germany, environment damage from sceince
- Post modern era sees a decline in metanarrative
- Bauman
- In modernity people sought universal truth
- Without norms people have to make own choices
- Religion and morality is now privatised
- People still seek guidance through NAMS
- Society has religious pluralism so can change beliefs often
- (Beckford) Bauman exaggerates changes, religion is constant throughout history
- Lyon
- Jesus in Disneyland Stusy
- Post modernity links to globalisation
- Religion has become aspect of consumption
- Harvest Day Crusade at Disneyland mixes religion with consumer fantasy
- New Age shows blurring between boundary of religion and pop culture
- Heelas argues NAM is part of modernity as this is extreme form of individualism
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