Religious organisations
The main four religious organisations and their key features.
- Created by: Ellie
- Created on: 01-05-14 14:15
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- Religious Organisations
- Churches
- Large
- Millions of members
- Place few demands on members
- Claim monopoly of truth
- Universalistic
- Ideologically conservative
- Linked to the state
- Bureaucratic hierarchy
- Cults
- Tend to be world-affirming (Claim to improve life in this world)
- Small
- Highly individualistic
- Loose-knit groups
- No defined belief system
- Tolerant of other religions
- Don't require strong commitment
- Led by 'practitioners' or 'therapists' who claim to have special knowlege
- Broadly accept the values of society but are not linked to the state
- Denominations
- Not as demanding as sects
- Tolerant of other religions
- Impose minor restrictions
- Not linked to the state
- Accepts society's values
- Exclusive membership
- Midway between a church and a sect
- Sects
- Small
- Exclusive groups
- Demand commitment from members
- Hostile to wider society
- Recruit mainly from the poor and oppressed
- Charismatic leader
- Claim monopoly of truth
- Churches
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