Religion

person who believes that the existence of a greater power, such as a god, is unknown and unknowable

person who does not believe in a god or the existence of deities, or gods

tool that measures the importance of religious meanings in personality

established religious organization that is well integrated into larger society. Churches have well-established rules and expect their leaders to be formally trained, educated, and ordained.

implicit values of a nation, expressed through public rituals, symbols, and ceremonies on sacred days and at sacred places

set of generally accepted social rules, norms, values, and beliefs that have become embodied in institutions and form the basis of society

religious group composed of individuals who reject what they see as the values of the outside society

subgroup or branch of a religion that has its own tradition, interpretation of religious faith, and identity

large, formally organized religious institution that is part of the state

belief that moral principles have a sacred quality

set of beliefs that emphasizes a religious duty to free people from political, social, and economic oppression

sense of unity between people who share ties, values, and beliefs, leading to cooperation

practical objects and ideas of everyday life

Weber's term for a belief in the moral value of hard work and traits such as orderliness, efficiency, and frugality

set of beliefs adhered to by the members of a community, incorporating ritual practices and symbols that are regarded with a sense of awe or wonder

significance of religion in a person's life

form of a religion characterized by opposition to change and strict adherence to a narrow interpretation of religious texts

total number of members of a religious group

linking of strongly held religious convictions with beliefs about a people's social and political destiny

belief that multiple religions are fundamentally valid and no one religion is superior. Multiple religions can coexist and can provide a pathway to God or the divine.

objects, symbols, and ideas that are awe-inspiring, unexplainable, and spiritually significant

subgroup that breaks away from a larger religious organization

historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred

sense shared by members of a society or community of being bound together as a group

enforcement and encouragement of conformity by society upon its members, either by law or by social pressure

complex set of interdependent social forces that reproduce stable, valued patterns of behavior

belief in a kinship or mystical relationship between humans and a totem, a natural object, animal, or plant believed to have a particular symbolic significance

people who do not identify with a specific religion. Unaffiliated individuals are not necessarily agnostic, atheist, or nonspiritual.

religion that has spread outside its original cultural context into the greater world