One Nation Under God Quiz 1

Discourse

the way we talk about htings in society, not just words but actions.

the public good

life liberty, pursuit of happiness

magistrate

the government

ethnocentrism

judging anther culture based on your own culture

cultural relativism

trying to understand a cultures practices within that cultures own context rather than judging

locke

religious toleration

Peter Stuyvesant

trying stop Quakers from coming into the colony and practicing/preaching their religion.

Remonstrance

We cannot persecute people for their religion because our conscience and God's law tell us to treat everyone well.

Flushing remonstrance

Don't hurt people just because they believe differently

Foucault

power is everywhere

power

operates through relationships, institutions, rules, knowledge, and even the way people think about themselves.

Panopticon

circular prison, where prisoners can always be waitched without knowing

prisoners control themselves

since they always think they are being watched, they always behave.

Foucault

I need to behave this way because this is what I'm supposed to do.

god is always watching

in religion people will always behave because

Marx

power is often about one class dominating anothe

Foucault

power is more spread out and operates throughout society, including through knowledge, institutions, surveillance, and everyday behavior

prothero

why does religion matter

religious literacy

means being able to understand religion accurately instead of relying on stereotypes.

Bracketing

temporarily putting aside your own beliefs and assumptions so you can try to understand another religion from its own perspective.

Essentialism

treating a religion like it's one fixed, unchanging thing.

Perennialism

This is the idea that all religions are basically the same underneath. prothero does not believe this.

story systems

Stories help explain how people understand the world.

Marx

Economic conditions and class structure influence religion and society.

Weber

Religious ideas can influence economic and social change.

John Hughes

Catholic leader who challenged Protestant control of public schools and religion.

George Whitefield:

Evangelical preacher who helped spread religious revival.

John Bowne

Defended Quakers and religious freedom in Flushing.

Peter Stuyvesant

Tried to restrict Quakers and enforce religious conformity.

Edward Hart

Wrote the Flushing Remonstrance defending religious freedom for Quakers

weber

Protestant religious ideas were not simply a result of economic change

Substantive religion

what religion is; beleifs/content

functional religion

what religion does; purpose/effect