Ch. 15 (GenSoc)

Cultural, theoretical

For sociologists religion is studied in __________ approach and _____________ approach.

A teaching that everyone should be treated kindly.

If someone who follows the teachings of Confucius mentions the word jen, they are referring to:

Sects

Most religions begin as ______.

Noble truths

What name to Buddhists give to their four basic rules?

Liberation Theology

When Rosa and Sergei realized that the poor were being neglected in their city, they mobilized the members of their synagogue to send letters to the government asking them to fix the growing rate of poverty, or at least, fund the citizens so they might help their neighbors. This is an example of:

Sacred; profane

Which two words did Emile Durkheim use to distinguish between religious objects and non-religious objects?

Ecclesia

_______ are religious organization which have grown to be large and are integrated with government and other social institutions.

Religion

________ is a unified system of beliefs, rituals, and practices that typically involve a broader community of believers who share common definitions of the sacred and the profane.

Sacred

_________ refers to supernatural, divine, awe inspiring, and spiritually significant aspects of our existence.

Church

___________ is a sect that has gained numerous followers and has become highly bureaucratized.