SOCA03Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13.7: Church Attendance, Polytheism
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Animism is the belief that spirits inhabit living forms, polytheism is the belief in multiple gods, and monotheism is the belief in a single, all-powerful god. A new religious movement is an informal grouping of people around authoritarian and charismatic leaders. A sect is a small religious body that is either somewhat separate from or hostile to the larger society. A church is an institution that brings believers into formalized worship and is an integrated part of society. The world"s largest religions are christianity, judaism, islam, Although canada is still largely a christian nation, both. Protestantism and catholicism have declined as percentages of the. Due in part to increasing numbers of immigrants from non- Christian countries and to a general, long-term decline in church attendance. Functionalists perceive religion as providing an important means of social cohesion and stability. Conflict theorists view it as a tool of capitalist oppression.
