scholarly journals REVIEWING POVERTY IN INDONESIA: KARL MARX'S VIEW OF RELIGION IS AN OPIUM

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Pungky Lela Saputri ◽  
Achmad Gunaryo
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Library Studies ◽  
Role Of Religion

This study aims to review poverty through Karl Marx's view of religion as an opium. The method used in this research is qualitative with library studies approach. The current globalization and the order of capitalism occurred in Indonesia, certainly enriching the strong and impoverishing the weak. The role of religion in Indonesia in dealing with poverty is not much different from the reality faced by Karl Marx. Karl Marx thought of religion as an impediment to social change. This thought is reflected in his own assertion that religion is the opium of society. In Indonesia, religion only directs people to accept poverty and entertain them by inviting them to preach to the afterlife.

Religion and Social Change at the Grass Roots in Latin America

1997 ◽  
Vol 554 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. SAMUEL ESCOBAR
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Social Mobilization ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Revolutionary Movements ◽  
Role Of Religion

Recent historiography and social studies in Latin America have developed new approaches to understanding the significance of movements by the poor for social change as well as the role of religion as a key factor for social mobilization. It is now possible to perceive the importance of messianic and revolutionary movements since the colonial period, and also the different forms of religious commitment that motivate people to reject modernization or to accept it. Several case studies coming from Catholicism and Protestantism are considered here.

scholarly journals PERUBAHAN PERAN AGAMA DI MASYARAKAT DALAM ASPEK POLITIK: DITINJAU DARI TEORI MODERNISME

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bayu Adi Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Strong Force ◽  
Protective Shield ◽  
Material Things ◽  
Role Of Religion

The number of beliefs that exist in this world makes the belief of every human being different from one another. Some believe in material things and some believe in immaterial things. But nowadays, belief or religion has a different role, one of which is in politics. Religion is used as a strong force to be used as a tool to achieve power and also as a protective shield. This shows that there is a social change in society in the form of a change in the role of religion. These different roles will be analyzed by a theory called modernism.

Saudi demographics may ultimately drive discontent

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Role ◽  
Role Of Religion

Significance This means the leadership must manage a significant social change, catalysed by an engaged and 'globalised' youth segment. At the same time, the economy has to accommodate population growth even as its hydrocarbon base faces uncertainties from climate change. Impacts Beyond major urban centres such as Riyadh and Jeddah, much of the country will remain closed and conservative. Moves to curb the influence of the clerical establishment will persist, but the central role of religion will prove resistant to change. In the short term, women’s rising economic role will disrupt familial norms only among the elite. The current shrinking space for expressing discontent could contribute to a brain drain from the kingdom. By 2035, there will be a higher likelihood of protests, both virtual and physical, especially in rural areas.

Pentecostals and the World

Pneuma ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-393
Author(s):  
Michael Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Global Society ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come ◽  
Role Of Religion

This article raises a number of theoretical and methodological issues for studying global Pentecostalism. More specifically, it examines a range of internal debates among Pentecostals about the nature of orthodoxy, orthopraxy, and orthopathy, including related questions about authority and authenticity. The argument maintained in this article is that globalization and the development of global society is uneven and all religions, including Pentecostalism, are attempting to come to terms with the meaning of social change and the role of religion. This can be observed through a range of social interactions, such as those among Pentecostals about the process of social change, the nature of global society, and the role of religion. A number of cases are presented to examine these cultural debates among Pentecostals, including a discussion of the implications for Pentecostal scholarship. The article concludes with a series of methodological questions for scholars of Pentecostalism.

scholarly journals The Ecumenical Movement and Development: The Case of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), 1963–2000 (Part 1)

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teddy Chalwe Sakupapa
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Religion

Recent debates and policies on development reflect a growing recognition of the complex role of religion in development and most significantly of its contribution to social capital formation. Through an analysis of the history of the All African Conference of Churches (AACC) as one of the most significant ecumenical structures on the African continent, this contribution will discuss the role and significance of the ecumenical movement for social change (read: development). It underscores the crucial role of the AACC in the formation of social capital through its member churches and through its own international links to other organisations and ecumenical bodies in the period since its inception to the turn of the century. While I argue that the AACC has made a positive contribution in the formation of social capital, I nevertheless contend that not much has been done to draw on local epistemologies for development in its programmatic work.

scholarly journals Tasawuf dan Tantangan Perubahan Sosial

ULUMUNA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 389-412
Author(s):  
Yusno Abdullah Otta
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
The One ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role Of Religion

Sufism in the eras of globalization and information often faces considerable challenges. The function and role of religion in modern life have in some aspects diminished, including sufism because it is claimed to have played no or less role in resolving problems nor stimulating social change. As one of Islamic traditions, sufism makes ihsan as its essential teaching. By this concept, sufism encourages humans to pray to God wholeheartedly. Sufism is now required to show its own existence and function by making fundamental contribution for modern life, an era which differ socio-culturally from the one when sufism firstly emerged. Sufism thus needs to adapt itself to the changes in the era of information and globalization so that it will remain relevant and suitable for human progress. Sufism needs to release itself from its exclusivism and to avoid being trapped in its own logic, namely speculative-trancendentalism

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