... want to return to an older society, they see its followers as a return to the basics or fundamentals of religion. Fundamentalist rejects many of the changes in modern society. Functionalist sees religion as a conservative force as it reinforces value consensus, it strengthens social solidarity and it deals with the life crises which threaten to disrupt society. Religion is seen as a conservative force which maintains the status quo (keep things the way they are). I will now go on to look at each view in more depth, outlining whether they encourage or inhibit social change. Max Weber looks into the possible relationship between the rise in Calvinism, a religious grouping within a faith of Protestantism, and the growth of capitalism. He says that the rules laid down by Calvinism says that a man must have a calling in life, such as well-defined career which he follows a single-minded, determined manner. ...

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