Question 1

Which one of the following is NOT a core belief that many new paradigm churches hold without compromise?

Accepted Answer

A) A belief in the authority of the Bible. 
B) A belief that Jesus offers the exclusive access to God. 
C) A belief that human depravity is part of the human condition. 
D) A belief in strict denial of consumerism. 
A) A belief in the authority of the Bible. 
B) A belief that Jesus offers the exclusive access to God. 
C) A belief that human depravity is part of the human condition. 
D) A belief in strict denial of consumerism. D

Question 2

A religion moves to a new country-carried by immigrants--and organizationally begins to change so that it look and acts and is structured like other religions in that social environment.This pattern is referred to by sociologists as

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocide. 
B) institutional isomorphism. 
C) religious fission. 
D) paradenominationalism. 
E) transdenominational evangelicalism. 
A) ethnocide. 
B) institutional isomorphism. 
C) religious fission. 
D) paradenominationalism. 
E) transdenominational evangelicalism. B

Question 3

The most common features in worship services in the United States-across denominations and congregations-are

Accepted Answer

A) singing by the congregation and a sermon or lecture by the clergyperson. 
B) speaking in tongues and faith healing. 
C) reading or reciting something in unison and applause. 
D) drums and people praying with their hands in the raised high to God. 
E) visual projection equipment and silent prayer or meditation. 
A) singing by the congregation and a sermon or lecture by the clergyperson. 
B) speaking in tongues and faith healing. 
C) reading or reciting something in unison and applause. 
D) drums and people praying with their hands in the raised high to God. 
E) visual projection equipment and silent prayer or meditation. A

Question 4

The United Church of Christ and the Southern Baptists allow each congregation to have a great deal of authority, including who to hire as pastor and what credentials the person must have to be the minister.This approach to religious organizational polity is called

Accepted Answer

A) presbyterian. 
B) baptist. 
C) episcopal. 
D) nondenominational. 
E) congregational. 
A) presbyterian. 
B) baptist. 
C) episcopal. 
D) nondenominational. 
E) congregational.

Question 5

If a religious coalition of congregations is a denomination with a hierarchy is headed by a bishop, that TYPE of religious organizational policy is called

Accepted Answer

A) presbyterian. 
B) congregational. 
C) episcopal. 
D) nondenominational. 
E) Roman Catholic. 
A) presbyterian. 
B) congregational. 
C) episcopal. 
D) nondenominational. 
E) Roman Catholic.

Question 6

Which one of the following is NOT a way that new paradigm churches appeal to new members:

Accepted Answer

A) emphasizing individualism. 
B) emphasizing loyalty to a denomination. 
C) appealing to current cultural styles. 
D) displaying an anti-establishment attitude, especially regarding religion. 
A) emphasizing individualism. 
B) emphasizing loyalty to a denomination. 
C) appealing to current cultural styles. 
D) displaying an anti-establishment attitude, especially regarding religion.

Question 7

Seeker churches aim to attract the unchurched through:

Accepted Answer

A) Rejecting modern media and embracing traditional methods of worship. 
B) Intense exploration of theological issues and human existential debates. 
C) Rigorous leadership by highly schooled ordained ministers. 
D) Modification of the faith to meet consumer demand. 
E) Strict adherence to a theology of Biblical inerrancy. 
A) Rejecting modern media and embracing traditional methods of worship. 
B) Intense exploration of theological issues and human existential debates. 
C) Rigorous leadership by highly schooled ordained ministers. 
D) Modification of the faith to meet consumer demand. 
E) Strict adherence to a theology of Biblical inerrancy.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a common feature that new paradigm churches share?

Accepted Answer

A) Worship is contemporary. 
B) Bible-centered preaching predominates over topical sermonizing. 
C) There are few small group ministries. 
D) Pastors are humble and understated. 
E) Tolerance of different personal styles is valued. 
A) Worship is contemporary. 
B) Bible-centered preaching predominates over topical sermonizing. 
C) There are few small group ministries. 
D) Pastors are humble and understated. 
E) Tolerance of different personal styles is valued.

Question 9

The primal characteristics of religion in the United States are--and long have been-

Accepted Answer

A) presbyterian and episcopal organizational polity. 
B) denominationalism and congregationalism. 
C) megachurches and extensive marketing. 
D) new paradigm and seeker churches 
E) religious homogeneity and a blurring the line between church and state. 
A) presbyterian and episcopal organizational polity. 
B) denominationalism and congregationalism. 
C) megachurches and extensive marketing. 
D) new paradigm and seeker churches 
E) religious homogeneity and a blurring the line between church and state.

Question 10

At the beginning of the third millennium, the largest category or "type "of religious affiliation in the U.S.is

Accepted Answer

A) Presbyterian. 
B) Baptist 
C) Congregational. 
D) nondenominational. 
E) Methodist. 
A) Presbyterian. 
B) Baptist 
C) Congregational. 
D) nondenominational. 
E) Methodist.

Question 11

What is the key element of new paradigm churches?

Accepted Answer

A) They are huge-with 10,000 to 15,000 members. 
B) They emphasize this-worldly rewards. 
C) They attract most of their members from "generation X." 
D) They have a desire to be culturally relevant. 
E) They are relatively conservative compared to traditional churches, since they believe in the inerrancy of the Bible. 
A) They are huge-with 10,000 to 15,000 members. 
B) They emphasize this-worldly rewards. 
C) They attract most of their members from "generation X." 
D) They have a desire to be culturally relevant. 
E) They are relatively conservative compared to traditional churches, since they believe in the inerrancy of the Bible.

Question 12

Plausibility structures

Accepted Answer

A) are only used by mainline churches. 
B) sacralize the shared meanings of religious groups and make them compelling. 
C) must be logical to be believed. 
D) are only used by world-transforming movements and cults. 
A) are only used by mainline churches. 
B) sacralize the shared meanings of religious groups and make them compelling. 
C) must be logical to be believed. 
D) are only used by world-transforming movements and cults.

Question 13

Market research has found specific messages that appeal to the unchurched.Given this, seeker-sensitive churches would tend to emphasize all of the following messages EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) In consumerist America, the mall is a metaphor for the good life. 
B) The worship service should be upbeat, expressive, and active. 
C) Believers should have direct access to spirituality, not a mediated experience through ordained clergy. 
D) Church members should be encouraged to make their own interpretations of the meaning of scripture in their lives. 
E) A vibrant seeker church should have strong institutional ties to an established denomination. 
A) In consumerist America, the mall is a metaphor for the good life. 
B) The worship service should be upbeat, expressive, and active. 
C) Believers should have direct access to spirituality, not a mediated experience through ordained clergy. 
D) Church members should be encouraged to make their own interpretations of the meaning of scripture in their lives. 
E) A vibrant seeker church should have strong institutional ties to an established denomination.

Question 14

The median congregation in the United States has roughly how many members?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 
B) 75 
C) 150 
D) 400 
E) 1,200 
A) 40 
B) 75 
C) 150 
D) 400 
E) 1,200

Question 15

The typical member of a congregation in the U.S.attends a church, mosque, or temple with about how many members:

Accepted Answer

A) 40 
B) 75 
C) 150 
D) 400 
E) 1,200 
A) 40 
B) 75 
C) 150 
D) 400 
E) 1,200

Question 16

When religions groups are faced with massive disconfirming evidence they may continue to survive, but only if they have

Accepted Answer

A) extraordinarily strong plausibility structures. 
B) a rational-bureaucratic leader. 
C) presbyterian polity. 
D) extraordinarily low IQs. 
E) episcopal church polity 
A) extraordinarily strong plausibility structures. 
B) a rational-bureaucratic leader. 
C) presbyterian polity. 
D) extraordinarily low IQs. 
E) episcopal church polity

Question 17

If a scholar is discussing the average for congregational size in the United States and points out that only eleven percent of the religiously-affiliated people attend services in a house of worship with less than the average , you know that the scholar is

Accepted Answer

A) taking a congregational approach to averages. 
B) taking an individual approach to averages 
C) is "statistically challenged" 
D) is using the modal size rather than the median size. 
E) is using the "hypercritical statistical reduction" approach to averages. 
A) taking a congregational approach to averages. 
B) taking an individual approach to averages 
C) is "statistically challenged" 
D) is using the modal size rather than the median size. 
E) is using the "hypercritical statistical reduction" approach to averages.

Question 18

New paradigm churches have mainly targeted people who are:

Accepted Answer

A) Older (elderly), highly educated, and above average in income 
B) White baby-boomers, college educated, and above average in income 
C) Older, less well educated than the average citizen, and below average in income. 
D) Young adults, less well educated than the average citizen, and below average in income. 
E) Hispanic-Americans and Asian Americans. 
A) Older (elderly), highly educated, and above average in income 
B) White baby-boomers, college educated, and above average in income 
C) Older, less well educated than the average citizen, and below average in income. 
D) Young adults, less well educated than the average citizen, and below average in income. 
E) Hispanic-Americans and Asian Americans.

Question 19

A religious organization dedicated to transforming the method of delivering a religious message, adopting some values and technology of the dominant society, and rejecting hierarchical organization is a:

Accepted Answer

A) New paradigm church 
B) Megachurch 
C) Electric church 
D) Parachurch 
E) Secularized church 
A) New paradigm church 
B) Megachurch 
C) Electric church 
D) Parachurch 
E) Secularized church

Question 20

High levels of emotional appeal are especially likely in

Accepted Answer

A) congregations that appeal to a professional class of people. 
B) congregations that appeal to lower-income people. 
C) Islamic congregations. 
D) Jewish congregations. 
E) Buddhist congregations 
A) congregations that appeal to a professional class of people. 
B) congregations that appeal to lower-income people. 
C) Islamic congregations. 
D) Jewish congregations. 
E) Buddhist congregations

Which one of the following is NOT a core belief that many new paradigm churches hold without compromise?

A religion moves to a new country-carried by immigrants--and organizationally begins to change so that it look and acts and is structured like other religions in that social environment.This pattern is referred to by sociologists as

The most common features in worship services in the United States-across denominations and congregations-are

The United Church of Christ and the Southern Baptists allow each congregation to have a great deal of authority, including who to hire as pastor and what credentials the person must have to be the minister.This approach to religious organizational polity is called

If a religious coalition of congregations is a denomination with a hierarchy is headed by a bishop, that TYPE of religious organizational policy is called

Which one of the following is NOT a way that new paradigm churches appeal to new members:

Seeker churches aim to attract the unchurched through:

Which of the following is NOT a common feature that new paradigm churches share?

The primal characteristics of religion in the United States are--and long have been-

At the beginning of the third millennium, the largest category or "type "of religious affiliation in the U.S.is

What is the key element of new paradigm churches?

Plausibility structures

Market research has found specific messages that appeal to the unchurched.Given this, seeker-sensitive churches would tend to emphasize all of the following messages EXCEPT:

The median congregation in the United States has roughly how many members?

The typical member of a congregation in the U.S.attends a church, mosque, or temple with about how many members:

When religions groups are faced with massive disconfirming evidence they may continue to survive, but only if they have

If a scholar is discussing the average for congregational size in the United States and points out that only eleven percent of the religiously-affiliated people attend services in a house of worship with less than the average , you know that the scholar is

New paradigm churches have mainly targeted people who are:

A religious organization dedicated to transforming the method of delivering a religious message, adopting some values and technology of the dominant society, and rejecting hierarchical organization is a:

High levels of emotional appeal are especially likely in

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Religion in the Larger Society: Macro Perspectives

The Cultural Construction of Religion: Experience, Myth, Ritual, Symbols, and Worldview

Becoming and Being Religious

Conversion and Switching

Organized Religion: Churches, Sects, Denominations, and Cults

Religion, Economics, and Social Class

Religion and Race

Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

Religion, Inequality, and Social Activism

Secularization: Religion in Decline or in Transformation

Religion Outside the God Box

Religion and Globalization

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Exam 8: Organized Religion: Denominationalism and Congregationalism

Which one of the following is NOT a core belief that many new paradigm churches hold without compromise?

A religion moves to a new country-carried by immigrants--and organizationally begins to change so that it look and acts and is structured like other religions in that social environment.This pattern is referred to by sociologists as

The most common features in worship services in the United States-across denominations and congregations-are

The United Church of Christ and the Southern Baptists allow each congregation to have a great deal of authority, including who to hire as pastor and what credentials the person must have to be the minister.This approach to religious organizational polity is called

If a religious coalition of congregations is a denomination with a hierarchy is headed by a bishop, that TYPE of religious organizational policy is called

Which one of the following is NOT a way that new paradigm churches appeal to new members:

Seeker churches aim to attract the unchurched through:

Which of the following is NOT a common feature that new paradigm churches share?

The primal characteristics of religion in the United States are--and long have been-

At the beginning of the third millennium, the largest category or "type "of religious affiliation in the U.S.is

What is the key element of new paradigm churches?

Plausibility structures

Market research has found specific messages that appeal to the unchurched.Given this, seeker-sensitive churches would tend to emphasize all of the following messages EXCEPT:

The median congregation in the United States has roughly how many members?

The typical member of a congregation in the U.S.attends a church, mosque, or temple with about how many members:

When religions groups are faced with massive disconfirming evidence they may continue to survive, but only if they have

If a scholar is discussing the average for congregational size in the United States and points out that only eleven percent of the religiously-affiliated people attend services in a house of worship with less than the average , you know that the scholar is

New paradigm churches have mainly targeted people who are:

A religious organization dedicated to transforming the method of delivering a religious message, adopting some values and technology of the dominant society, and rejecting hierarchical organization is a:

High levels of emotional appeal are especially likely in

What Do We Mean by the Term Religion

A Social Scientific Approach to Studying Religion

Religion in the Larger Society: Macro Perspectives

The Cultural Construction of Religion: Experience, Myth, Ritual, Symbols, and Worldview

Becoming and Being Religious

Conversion and Switching

Organized Religion: Churches, Sects, Denominations, and Cults

Religion, Economics, and Social Class

Religion and Race

Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

Religion, Inequality, and Social Activism

Secularization: Religion in Decline or in Transformation

Religion Outside the God Box

Religion and Globalization

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