Topic 2 - Religion and Social Change

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What does Weber argue about Calvinism?
Ideas of Calvinism have helped to bring about major social change
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What are the Calvinist beliefs?
Predestination, Divine Transcendence, Asceticism and the idea of a vocation
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What is the New Christian Right?
Politically and morally conservative, Protestant fundamentalist movement
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What is the New Christian Right's aims and beliefs?
Make abortion, homosexuality and divorce illegal. Believe in traditional family and gender roles and banning sex education in schools
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What does Bloch argue about religion?
It has a dual character. It can both inhibit change and inspire protest and rebellion
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What is the Liberation Theology?
A movement that emerged in the Catholic Church in Latin America with commitment to the poor and opposition to military dictatorship
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What are millenarian movements?
To bring about the kingdom of God on Earth. The desire to change things here and now
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Who do millenarian movements target?
The poor as they promise immediate improvement
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How does Gramsci argue the ruling-class keep control over society?
They use hegemony - ideological domination of society - to use religion and maintain control
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What are the Calvinist beliefs?

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Predestination, Divine Transcendence, Asceticism and the idea of a vocation

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What does Bloch argue about religion?

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