Quiz 5: Bella, Religion and Belief

The problem of non-belief was limited to a small group of intellectuals until the 18th or 19th centuries.

• True

• False

According to Bellah, the collapse of traditional, orthodox beliefs has been disastrous for Western religions; they will soon disappear.

• True

• False

The vast social transformation that led to the collapse of dogmatic orthodoxy was:

• scientific

• medical

• literary

• technological

The objectivist fallacy confuses:

• objects with subjects

• belief with religion

• religion with hierarchy

• authority with mission

According to Bellah, humans will always be religious; it is a central part of the self-definition of our species.

• True

• False