1. Chapter 12 Religion

2. Animism Theodicy Durkheim Sacred and the Profane

3. Functionalist view of Religion Integrative Promotes social cohesion Social control – Khomeini Social change Calvinism – Protestant Ethic

4. Berger Religion can be used against modernization Religion can adapt to secular world Religion can be involved in contemporary concerns Liberation Theology

5. The Conflictists’ view Marx: Religion is the religion of the dominant class Religion reinforces interests of those in power Religion is the opium of the masses Religion is the source of conflict

6. The Symbolic Interactionist View Peter Berger The sacred legitimizes and stabilizes social life

7. Islamic Fundamentalism: Khomeini Theocracy World Religions

9. Types of Religious Organizations Cult Sect Church Ecclesia

10. Secularization and Fundamentalism Civil Religion Religion in America