Donald Thinks That Religions Are Best Studied as Being in Competition

question 20

Multiple Choice

Donald thinks that religions are best studied as being in competition with one another for followers. Sociologists call this view:

• A) dialectical materialism.
• B) idealism.
• C) religious economy.
• D) sectarianism.

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