Topic #2: Sociology of Religion

According to Durkheim (1915), _________is a unified

system of beliefs and practices relative to

sacred things, that is to say set apart and

forbidden, beliefs and practices which unite into

one single moral community, called a church, all

those who adhere to them

• Culture

• Denomination

• Religion

• Beliefs

This refers to the formalized social practices possessed by all

religions. They provide ways to address and communicate with supernatural beings and forces.

• Rituals and Prayers

• Emotion

• Beliefs

• Organization

One of the functions of ritual and prayer is to

produce an appropriate state. All

religions recognize this

as a result of divine or

sacred intervention.

• Rituals and Prayers

• Emotion

• Beliefs

• Organization

Religion attempts to explain the origin and

nature of sacred things. Every religion endorses a system that includes orders and set of values to be applied to daily life. This is called _______.

• Rituals and Prayers

• Emotion

• Beliefs

• Organization

All religions adopt an organized structure to promote interaction among the members and to foster a sense of unity and group solidarity. This is called _________.

• Rituals and Prayers

• Emotion

• Beliefs

• Organization

This is the conviction or sensation that we are connected to “the divine” and might be felt when people pray or meditate.

• Religious experience

• Religious beliefs

• Religious rituals

This is refers to the specific ideas members of a particular faith hold to be true.

• Religious experience

• Religious beliefs

• Religious rituals

This is refers to the behaviors or practices that are either required or expected of the members of a particular group.

• Religious experience

• Religious beliefs

• Religious rituals

It introduces totally new religious ideas and principles.

They have charismatic leaders who expect total commitment from members.

• Cult

• Sect

• Denomination

• Ecclesia

Its movement that comes to existence in opposition to and rejection of an intense. religious group or part of the beliefs They are characterized by disciplined lifestyles, and tend to reject the social environment which they live worship tends to be more formal and restrained.

• Cult

• Sect

• Denomination

• Ecclesia