religion& beliefs - secularisation - against ( religion is not losing power)

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what are the 3 reasons that prove why religion is not losing power?
resacrilisation, individuation, growth of fundamentalism, cultural defence and transition
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resacrilisation: what point does this try and get across?
traditional religions maybe declining but other religions growing
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resacrilisation: what is the quote that supports resacrilisation?
resacrilisation is a 'renewal or continuing vitality of religious beliefs'
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resacrilisation: what does Heelas suggest?
suggested people shifting from traditional religion to am ore individualist spirituality to suit their own needs
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resacrilisation: Brierly mentions some statistics, what are these?
sects have been rising form 2.4% in 2000 to 3.1% in 2010, even though this is not a big jump, it is still considered to be a healthy jump
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resacrilisation: criticism: what does Wilson argue?
sects do not count as a traditional religion , therefore they are irrelevant
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individuation: what does Davie suggest?
he suggest you can believe in religion even without attending to church every sunday and being involved
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individuation: criticism: what does Bruce suggest?
if people are not making the effort to attend to church then this means a lack of commitment so there is a decline of belief
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growth of fundamentalism: what does Almond suggest?
there is a rise of fundamentalism amongst many religions such as Jews in Israel , Muslims in Pakistan and Christians in the USA
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growth of fundamentalism: how does Bruce criticise?
groups uch as the new christian right only appear significant because the are unusual
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cultural defence & transition: what are the two trends that go against secularisation according to Bruce?
cultural defence and cultural transition
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cultural defence & transition: what is cultural defence?
religion is a focal point for the defence of identities against threats
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cultural defence & transition: what is cultural transition?
religion provides support and sense of community e.g. immigration to a new country
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