________ is the process by which religions increasingly loses its influence.
For Durkheim, the focus of religion was the ________.
________ sets important boundaries on religious expression and provides a forum to which people can come to affirm their right to engage in certain religious practices.
________ suffer from a great deal of social stigma simply because the decisions of members make may be different from the choices we might make.
Weber argued that with ________ comes the disenchantment of the world.
The ________ in Quebec initiated a gradual process of secularization.
The dominant theme running through most functional definitions of religion is ________.
McGuire uses the term ________ to refer to the ways in which people integrate and practice religion in their day-to-day lives.
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada recommended that Canada respect Indigenous peoples’ right to ________ is spiritual matters.
Religion can be ________, in that it offers people direction on important choices.