SOCI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Major Force
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Big social changes: secularization, globalization, urbanization, rise of the west. The rise of rationalism: pre-modern worldview religion was woven into basic institutions, such as government. People were arranged into a hierarch and the great chain of being, which leads to heaven. Galileo (cid:448)s. the chur(cid:272)h: (cid:449)he(cid:374) the chur(cid:272)h"s (cid:271)eliefs (cid:449)ere (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:271)atted (cid:449)ith s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e, it used its power to extinguish the opposition: modern worldview. Starts in the 1600s with the enlightenment period and rise of science as a challenge to religion. The disenchantment of the world because questions can be answered with science. Takes some of the meaning out of life: faith in the age of science. Hard to keep faith when there are scientific explanations. God referenced in money, bible used to swear in president, etc. Churches have substantial statuses, such as tax exemption. Megachurches have services, both religions and non-religious (i. e. daycare) in order to draw in more people. Strong religious overtones, rules of the debate.
