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Christianity: Religion and Secularisation

Christianity and Secularisation

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Overview

Recall questions on secularisation as a source of truth and morals, its confinement of religion to private life and the challenge of militant atheism.

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Key term

What does secularisation involve in terms of the source of truth and moral values in society?

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What do materialistic secular values emphasise?

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What is the House Church movement?

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How does secularisation affect the role of religion in public life versus private life?

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What is a key feature of secularisation that presents religion as irrational?

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How does militant atheism challenge Christianity?

Process

How do Christians respond to materialistic values and to secularisation?

Process

How does Christianity show social relevance, and what has replaced it as authority?

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  1. 1

    What does secularisation involve in terms of the source of truth and moral values in society?

    Model answer

    Under secularisation, religion is displaced as society's authority on truth and moral values, with that role passing to secular sources.

  2. 2

    How does secularisation affect the role of religion in public life versus private life?

    Model answer

    Secularisation involves the relegation of religion to the personal sphere rather than the public domain.

  3. 3

    What is a key feature of secularisation that presents religion as irrational?

    Model answer

    The rise of militant atheism, which characterises religious belief as irrational.

  4. 4

    How does militant atheism challenge Christianity?

    Model answer

    By arguing that religious belief lacks rational foundation.

  5. 5

    What do materialistic secular values emphasise?

    Model answer

    The value of wealth and possessions over spiritual concerns.

  6. 6

    How do Christians typically respond to materialistic secular values?

    Model answer

    By critiquing the prioritisation of wealth and possessions.

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