Glossary
Religion
authoritarian demanding or requiring others to do exactly what you tell them to do without questioning that it is right or wrong
conservative not too much or too high
controversial causing disagreement
decline to move downward
establishes create; found; solidly; secure
guaranteed promised; pledged
mandatory required; dictated by law; compulsory
modernized current; up to date
phenomenon a highly unusual event or person that attracts a lot of attention
played to become involved in; be a factor in
politicized to give a political tone, nature to something
Protestant A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.
revival a renewal of interest in or use of something
role position; function
secular not religious
survey to examine the opinions of a group of people by asking them a question or a set of questions and recording their answers
underestimated to guess wrong about the impact of something
values ideals; standards of a society