This pack contains a 51-slide PowerPoint Presentation and an accompanying 50 page student booklet The lessons covers: Starter - students to discuss and debate rise of secularism, why religious belief is in decline, etc. Definitions of Secularisation **Discussion of basic census data **- introduce the central arguement: secularisation is taking place! Church attendance in decline - reasons for this, alternative ways to interpret this data Decline in Baptisms, rise of Bogus Baptism Task - what others reasons can students think of to explain a decline in church attendance? Decline in Religious affiliation The church is losing its influence as a social institution Decline in number of clergy - “Linda Woodhead” Steve Bruce - Reinforce the view that secularisation is happening Explanations of Secularisation Religious affiliation is in decline / reasons why this is happening are discussed Growth of Social and Religious diversity undermines the mainstream organisations ** Max Weber - Rationalisation** Rationalisation Desenchantment - Protestant Reformation and Maritn Luther ** Steve Bruce - Technological World View** Structural Differentiation Disengagement Privatised religion Social & Cultural Diversity Reading/comprehension activity for students to complete independently Feedback / Q&A Critics of Social and Cultural Diversity Religious Diversity Cultural Defence Cultural Transition Religion as a focal point for group identity Secularisation in America American Way of Life Religion has become superficial in the USA Steve Bruce - summary and supporting evidence Critiques of Secularisation theory Assessment / Consolidation in-class quiz (with answers) 10- mark assessment

This pack contains TWO Lesson Lesson1 - Religious Organisation and NRMs - accompanied by a 28 page booklet Lesson 2 - The Growth of NRMs - just the PowerPoint Lesson 2 - The Growth of NRMs is FREE - the lesson is an older version and does not have a booklet. However, the content is great and the lesson is of a high standard. **Lesson 1 covers: Starter / session 1 - ** Students are given an New Religious Movement - they then are to work in small groups to research the NRM in preparation for class presentations. - you are free to adapt and use this task as you see fit. RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS ERNST TROELTSCH ‘Sects and Churches’ Richard Neibuhr Denominations and Cults Each type of religious organisation is then explored in more detail: Sects Case study: The People’s Temple Denominations Case study data included in PP Cults NRMS / New Religious Movements World Rejecting World Accomidating World Affirming Evaluation of Wallis’ perspective Stark and Bainbrigde- Cults and Sects Definitions provided for CULT / Sect, and examples Audience Cults Client Cults Cultic Movements - Scientology mini-case study Assessment: The lesson / booklet contain several consolidation and revision activities. There is a 10-mark assessment attached to this PowerPoint/content that teachers can set as an in-class or homework assignment. Lesson 2 - Growth of NRMS covers: Margninality Relative Deprivation Social Change Self-identity The Dynamics of NRMS / How they Grow The Protestant effect Death of the leader Stark / Bainbridge - The Sectarian Cycle Schism Initial Fervour Denominatioanlism Establishment Further Schism Conversionist Sect Adventist Sect Globalisation post-Modernity individuals Consumerism Heelas - New Age & Modernity source of Identity Sense of certainty in a time of anomie