Documentary exploring ancient religions, where females were considered divine and were central to worship. As studied in-class, many feminists today argue that, since these times, religion has reversed this and forced women into a subordinate position.
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BBC Debate programme considering whether or not religion and capitalism can be compatible, following the Pope's condemnation of capitalism...What might a Marxist make of this debate? A new poll for the Huffington Post (online newspaper/resource) has found that only 8% of British people describe themselves as 'religious' (in stark contrast to other statistics we have looked at on the course so far). The accompanying article goes into detail on these new figures.
Click here to read the article! The article provides some good information and evidence for discussing secularisation and the problems in measuring religiosity. It is part of the Huffington Post's 'Beyond Belief' season, which is well worth checking out as it offers examples of British people who have used religion as a platform for social change! |
Religion in SocietyAS Unit: G672 Archives
February 2015
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