Christianity
The institution Christians see as the foundation of society
What is the family?
The Islamic concept of a unified religious and social community
What is ummah?
The belief that reality is socially constructed
What is social constructionism?
The belief that all reality is ultimately spiritual energy
What is spiritual monism ?
The worldview that emphasizes family as the glue of society
What is Christianity ?
The belief that God owns and controls all areas of life
What is God’s sovereignty?
The term describing male-dominated societies
What is a patriarchal society?
The rejection of universal truth stories
What is suspicion of metanarratives?
The belief that all people share a divine consciousness
What is collective consciousness?
The belief that behavior is shaped by social forces
What is Sociological determinism ?
The three God-ordained spheres of society
What are family, church, and state?
The law system governing Islamic society
What is shariah law?
The philosopher who emphasized will to power
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche ?
It believes group meditation will lead to a good society
What is the Maharishi effect?
The worldview that insists religion remain private
What is Secularism?
The concept explaining balance between family, church, and state
What is sphere sovereignty?
The Islamic view of marriage as described in the Quran
What is marriage as a contractual relationship?
The idea that talking about deviance creates it
What is the creation of deviance through discourse?
The view that traditional marriage limits spiritual growth
What is the rejection of permanent marriage?
The worldview most critical of fixed sexual norms
What is Postmodernism ?
The Christian explanation for social breakdown
What is rebellion against God’s design?
The tension between equality claims and treatment of women
The tension between equality claims and treatment of women
The goal of dismantling “heteronormative” structures
What is dismantling tradition to maximize freedom?
The belief that society evolves through higher consciousness
What is evolution of consciousness?
The worldview that best explains long-term social stability
What is Christianity