In what ways do religion and society play reciprocal roles in each other’s maintenance and transformation? How does religion relate t culture and social stratification, i.e. social classes, gender roles, and race relations? What are the differences between natural religious communities and voluntary religious communities in their relationship with social structures?
In the WORLD RELIGIONS IN AMERICA chapter on Assemblies of God and Jehovah’s Witnesses, what was the attitude of these new religions toward the society which produced them? What personal commitments did they require for joining and maintaining their group? What does it mean to be an “Apocalyptic Community”? How did each group reinterpret Jesus to fit their “end of days” focus? How did they perceive those outside their group, and how did the outsiders perceive them?
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