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The major forms of religious organizations are churches, denominations, sects, and cults. Religiosity—the ways people express their religious beliefs and convictions—can be analyzed in terms of five dimensions: belief, ritual, intellect, experience, and consequences.

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Page 1: Section 3-Preview The major forms of religious organizations are churches, denominations, sects, and cults. Religiosity—the ways people express their religious

Section 3-Preview

The major forms of religious organizations are churches, denominations, sects, and cults. Religiosity—the ways people express their religious beliefs and convictions—can be analyzed in terms of five dimensions: belief, ritual, intellect, experience, and consequences.

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Section 3-Polling Question

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Which is NOT a major form of religious organization?

A. Denomination

B. Church

C. Cult

D. Sunday

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Section 3

Religious Organization

• Church—a life-encompassing religious organization to which all members of a society belong.

• This exists when religion and the state are intertwined.

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Religious Organization (cont.)

• Denomination—one of several religious organizations that most members of a society accept as legitimate.

• Membership is voluntary and competition for members between them is acceptable.

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Section 3

• Sect—a religious organization formed when members of an existing religious organization break away in an attempt to reform the “parent” group.

• Cult—a religious organization whose characteristics are not drawn from existing religious traditions within a society.

Religious Organization (cont.)

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The Amish are a religious ______?

A. Sect

B. Cult

C. Denomination

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Section 3

Religiosity

• Religiosity refers to the types of religious attitudes and behaviors people display in their everyday lives.

Public Charities

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Religiosity (cont.)

• The 5 dimensions:

– Belief—what a person considers to be true

– Ritual—a religious practice that members are expected to perform

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Religiosity (cont.)

– Intellectual dimension—knowledge of one’s faith

– Experience—feeling attached to religious expression

– Consequences—decisions and commitments made because of their religion

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Which is NOT a dimension of religiosity?

A. Ritual

B. Experience

C. Academic

D. Belief

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Section 3-Key Terms

• church

• denomination

• sect

• cult

• religiosity

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Figure 14.4

Percentage of Americans Saying Religion is Very Important in Their Lives: 1952–2005

Source: The Gallup Organization, Gallup polls on religion.

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Figure 14.5

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Figure 14.6

Membership in Selected Religious Organizations in the United States

Source: World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005.

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Figure 14.7

American Church Membership Trends: 1990–1999

Source: Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, 1999.

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Snapshot

Public Charities

Source: National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2004.

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World View 1

Religions of the World

Adapted from The State of Religion Atlas, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

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World View 2

Gender Inequality in Religion

Adapted from The State of Religion Atlas, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

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Vocab7

church

a life-encompassing religious organization to which all members of a society belong

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denomination

one of several religious organizations that most members of a society accept as legitimate

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sect

a religious organization that arises out of a desire to reform an existing religious organization

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cult

a religious organization whose characteristics are not drawn from existing religious traditions within a society

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religiosity

ways in which people express their religious interests and convictions