If Religious Changes Occur Over Time Because Different Groups Have

question 22

Multiple Choice

If religious changes occur over time because different groups have experienced different life events and then events shaped their meaning system and religious loyalties, this is called

• A)a folk-religion effect.
• B)a transcendence effect.
• C)a mortification effect.
• D)an aging effect.
• E)a cohort effect.

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