In the following essay we will be looking into what is meant by religious fundamentalism by looking into four fundamental notions that came from an era that had been interested in the investigation and exploration of modernity and a free way of thinking for the individual. These four fundamental notions are identified as rationalization (intellectualization)‚ the idea of disenchantment‚ enlightenment and secularization. The essay will closely link these to Weber who was a socialist and was interested
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Organized religion has often led to a break in the sense of community for a variety of reasons‚ one of those being size. The size of churches impacts the relationships formed as well as the level of that relationship. Kristin Laurin describes relationships as a “connection or association” furthermore Baumeister and Lear tack on that relationships “involves mutual feelings of affection and intimacy and fulfills needs for belonging and connectedness” (qtd. in Laurin et al 777). Larger groups‚ as seen
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ideal seemed to have originated during the Enlightenment period with writers and thinkers like John Locke. The Enlightenment was a period of time where finding the truth was held above all else. This era was accompanied with ideals such as humanism‚ secularism‚ individualism‚ and toleration. The one that most influenced America was tolerance. These newfound realizations and ideals of the Enlightenment revolutionized society and is one of the main causes for how Americans shape their worldviews today.
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Secularization * "The separation between religion and state" (partial) * separation between all (religion‚ moral‚ and human) values‚ and (not just the state) but also to (the human nature in its public and private sides)‚ so that the holiness is removed from the world. (complete) * religion loses its authority in all aspects of social life and governance * removing of the monastic controls from a member of the clergy. Two kinds of priests served the Catholic Church in the Philippines
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In fact‚ humanism stressed education and the study of Latin Classics. People were also encouraged to strive for success and have a more worldly focus. The Renaissance was a time of humanistic shift in society that stressed education‚ success‚ and secularism. The original definition of humanism was “study of the ancients”. During the Renaissance‚ Italian patricians copied the lifestyles of Ancient Rome. Pope Pius II went as far as to say that Rome was as much his home as his actual home town of Siena
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Quebec’s secularism charter heads to lawmakers Recently in the province of Quebec City‚ Canada‚ the Charter of Quebec Values was introduced to the public making the area completely secular. Even more recently‚ the charter was rebranded as “Charter Affirming the Values of Secularism and the Religious Neutrality of the State‚ As Well As the Equality of Men and Women‚ and the Framing of Accommodation Requests”‚ the sole reason simply being that “Bernard Drainville‚ the governing Parti Quebecois
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The Impact of Conservatism in Religion Change has always involved resistance as well as acceptance. Changes that have to make their way over opposition will presumably be better than changes that are accepted without serious questioning. In addition‚ modern conservatism is not resistant to change as such‚ but to intentional change of a peculiarly sweeping sort characteristic of the period beginning with the French Revolution and guided by Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment philosophies such
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The idea of humanism was created during the Italian Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance began during the 14th century and ended during the 16th century. Humanism was centered around the importance of human being and their achievements. Due to the interest in human achievements humanist thought that individualism was important. Many people loved the idea of individualism because it celebrated people’s uniqueness. As society became aware of humanism‚ the role of people in society changed drastically
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practices. Religious freedom is a gift. It is one that we were most generously given by our forefathers. From this freedom to practice religions freely has come secularism in a good portion of westernized societies. Secularism is when no one religion influences the practices and beliefs of the government (Websters‚ 2010). Secularism has given a gift of freedom of religion‚ or freedom of no religion‚ but with that comes many issues that take a secular side. Therefore‚ there is a disconnect between
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"We have controlled machines and uncontrolled men‚" declares a slogan depicting the potential threat of global disaster due to the misuse of technology. It catches the tragic irony of modern society. The last century has seen amazing advances in science and technology‚ by which‚ "the world is at your finger-tips"‚ as some ads put it. Yet statistics expose the twentieth century as the most violent century in known human history. The bookEnding Violent Conflict by Michael Renner states that three times
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