Donal Thinks That Religions Are Best Studied as Being in Competition

question 37

Multiple Choice

Donal 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)followers theory
• E)sectarianism

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