Outline and evaluate the view that the role of religion in society is to promote stability and consensus? The title is arguing clearly form a functionalist perspective on religion. Religion is a secondary agent of socialisation‚ it plays a major part in many people’s lives‚ even though we may not be as religious as we used to be‚ religion still features strongly in our word as many of our laws and moral codes‚ which are targeted at maintaining a stable society stem from the bible. Such as ‘thou shall
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English- Numbers were relatively small among others because fewer problems at home. Germans- Settled chiefly on the rich farmlands west of Philadelphia. Maintained their German language‚ customs‚ and religion. Showed little interest in English politics. By 1775 Germans comprised 6% of Colonial population. Scotch-Irish- Had little respect for the British Government‚ which had pressured them into leaving Ireland. Most settled along the frontier in the Western parts of Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ the
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1020-51 World History: 1300 to Present. Professor Paul Jentz Spring 2024 Religions Affect During the Renaissance The Renaissance is generally considered to go from the 14th century to the 17th century. Within that period the growth and rebirth of the arts‚ literature‚ science‚ cultural‚ and the architectural style of ancient Greek and Romans. Along with those during these same times‚ political and social change occurred. Religion played a part in almost every part of life during that time. At the beginning
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AP U.S. History I Colonial Society in the 18th Century The British colonies in the 18th century had changed a lot since the 17th century. For example‚ in the year 1670‚ 90% of the population was English‚ and 4% was African. In 1770‚ 50% was English‚ and 20% was African. The colonies had become very distinct. The immigrants were 8% English‚ 8% Scottish‚ 15% German‚ 33% African‚ and 36% Scots-Irish. The characteristics of the colonies were diverse‚ as well. Colonial America was dominantly
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became the beginning of a powerful intellect. Although to this day‚ a plethora of academics argue that Nietzsche was too radical and insane‚ his theories on religion are powerful and enlightening‚ which help analyze our reality. During his growth in the realm of philosophy‚ Nietzsche argued that Christianity needed to be destroyed and society needed to reestablish its values. The main reason for this conclusion‚ was that in his eyes‚ it was clear that “political and intellectual repression was established
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As Akbar approach to religion was completely different from European approach to religion‚ their beliefs in religion were totally different as well. Akbar was the great ruler of Mughal Empire. He became a king at the young age of thirteen. Although Akbar believed in superstitions of the time‚ he was not a religious type. He was interested in learning different religions. Akbar did not choose one religion over another‚ instead he welcomed all the member of different religion groups. As he stated
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lifestyle. Religion put certain people in power and created conflict. These conflicts caused economic problems‚ so new systems were developed. The search for the northwest passage helped the spread of culture and helped explorers discover new land. These factors changed the way Europeans lived and also affected their colonies in America. Religion greatly affected people in power‚ as well as the people in general. The Catholic versus Protestant conflict lead to many changes of what religion was in power
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religion and colonization Religion played a major factor in the colonization of the New World as the primary reason for the founding of New England was the search for religious freedom. The religious freedoms sought by the colonists in the New World included freedom from the Anglican Church of England‚ freedom to worship God in a Puritanical manner‚ and the freedom of each church to separately govern itself and its membership. Freedom from the Anglican Church was a highly motivating factor in
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to government and politics. Religion was a big factor to Enlightenment philosophy. Colonists wanted less emotional and more rational although there were not much people who went to church much. All this statements and ideas led to the religious movement‚ Great Awakening. This led to new churched and had preachers‚ Whitefield and Edwards show colonies the Holy Spirit. Most colonies had religious difference though. They believed if they knew to worship‚ they knew how to govern himself. The American
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in that particular religion or not dictates whether the story is real or not for you. Why do you think that myths persist in our modern society? What function do they serve? Although the existence of myths in our society today compared to those during the beginning days of the world differ; the presence of myths in our modern society still holds the sense of relevance in our modern day religious traditions. The reasons in which myths persist in our modern society‚ in my opinion‚ is
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