@article{Cottingham_2011, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={"The Mist" and Sociology of Religion: Film Clip Analysis}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/the-mist-and-sociology-of-religion-film-clip}, abstractNote={This exercise involves the application of sociology of religion concepts (from the reading and a PowerPoint presentation) to selected clips from the film "The Mist." The key concepts for this session include: religiosity, secularization, charismatic leader, structural-functional and social-conflict approaches to religion, organizations of religion, fundamentalism, and its distinct features. Taking the five main characteristics of fundamentalism (Macionis 2007), I lead students in an application of these definitions by analyzing clips from "The Mist" and discussing the relevant themes and their cognitive and emotional responses to the events shown. From this analysis, students should reflect on the value of defining religion and approaching it sociologically. Students should be able to define, comprehend, provide examples, and recognize in various contexts the concepts mentioned above. Furthermore, the five distinctive features are illustrated clearly in the film clips. These include: (1) sacred texts are taken literally, (2) personal experience of God’s presence is emphasized, (3) a rejection of religious pluralism, (4) opposition to secular humanism, and (5) an endorsement of conservative political goals.}, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Cottingham, Marci}, year={2011}, month={Jun.} }