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9 sie 2018 · According to Marx religious beliefs serve to justify the existing, unequal social order and prevent social change by making a virtue out of poverty and suffering. Religion also teaches people that it is pointless striving for a revolution to bring about social change in this life.
Religion has historically been an impetus for social change. The translation of sacred texts into everyday, non-scholarly language empowered people to shape their religions. The United States is no stranger to religion as an agent of social change.
1 maj 2004 · “Religion can sometimes inspire or facilitate social change. Religious values provide moral standards against which existing social arrangements can be measured, and perhaps found...
The possibilities these: (i) There is no connection between religion (including its changes) and social change; they relate to different spheres of man's life. (2) changes (economic developments, growth of knowledge, shifts in tech- nology, and the like) cause religious change. (3) Religious institutions and values prevent change in the society.
Religion has historically been a major impetus to social change. In early Europe, the translation of sacred texts into everyday, non-scholarly language empowered people to shape their religions. Disagreements between religious groups and instances of religious persecution have led to mass resettlement, war, and even genocide.
Bruce argues that religion can promote social change, depending on its actions and society's reaction to it. He uses two examples to show this: The American civil rights movement.
Religion has historically been an impetus for social change. The translation of sacred texts into everyday, non-scholarly language empowered people to shape their religions. The United States is no stranger to religion as an agent of social change.
