Key Words
zeitgeist (according to a dictionary, please list your source for your definition)
Modernity
5 beliefs of Modernity (according to Schanning 1992)
6 features of Modernity (accorting to Turner 1990)
Postindustrial
Postmodernity
Postmaterial
Secularization
Summarize the following theories of secularization listed in 5.61, 5.62, and 5.63
-Religious Diversity, Competition, and Secularization
-European Exceptionalism, Gender Blindness, and Other Debates
-Secularization Theory as Too Simplistic
Globalization
Textbook Readings
Inger Furseth and Pål Repstad, “Great Narratives: Modernity, Postmodernity, Secularization, and Globalization,” 105-136 in An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives, Second Edition. Routledge.
Robyn Faith Walsh, “What does it take for something to be classified as a ‘religion’?” 11-13 in Religion in 5 Mintues. Equinox.
Russell T. McCutcheon, “Can Sports be a Religion? 14-18 in Religion in 5 Mintues. Equinox.
Vaia Touna, “How do you Study the Religions of Cultures that No Longer Exist?” 272-276 in Religion in 5 Mintues. Equinox.
Aaron W. Hughes, “What is this CE and BCE Dating System That I’ve Seen Used Throughout This Book?” in Religion in 5 Mintues. Equinox.
Russell T. McCutcheon, “What is the Future of “Religion?” 299-306 in Religion in 5 Mintues. Equinox.
Aaron W. Hughes, “What is the Future of Religion?” 307-312 in Religion in 5 Mintues. Equinox.
Case Studies
Lindsay Ems, “How the Amish Use Technology,” Wired, June 7, 2022.
Datasets
“Secularism Across the Globe,” ARDA: The Association of Religion Data Archives.
“Amish Studies,” The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College.
Reflecting on “Amish Studies” and the various presentations of data about the Amish, take 500 words to reflect on the way in which the Amish reflect or complicate a theory of secularization presented in our textbook.
