SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: American Exceptionalism, Civil Religion, Social Gospel
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De nitions of religions: substantive and functional: all religions have a set of beliefs and lay claim to the unquestioned significance and validity, religion defined as . Substantive focus on what religion is: the belief in a higher being and supernatural forces. What are the basic universal core features of a religions. Functional what religion does and its functions. Religions still important and relevant: religion is still an important force in the modern world, despite the enlightenment and the secularization of most domains of life. The founders of sociology did not expect the survival of religion in the modern (industrial, scientific) world. They accept their hardships as a test of their faith and the will of god. Religion makes ordinary workers submissive, uncritical and easy to manipulate. Feminism and religion: feminists focus on how and why traditional religions are misogynistic. In most mainstream religions, women are excluded from positions of power. The symbolism and language of christian churches denigrate women.
