What is Theodicy of disprivilege?
{{update|date=January 2017}} '''[[Theodicy]] of Disprivilege''' refers to the belief of the promise that salvation may be granted as a [[reward]] for earthly [[poverty]]. It can be one of many reason that explain the large numbers of lower class people who join [[religious]] [[sect]]s <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/t66217631m657874/|title=SpringerLink - Abstract|first=|last=|work=Handbook of Religion and Social Institutions|year=2006|accessdate=15 June 2011}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> or partake in mainstream religious practice, e.g attend church, temple or mosque. This idea was promoted mainly by [[Max Weber]] but is common amongst many [[sociology|sociologist]]s who go to explain the growth of sect membership. ==References== {{reflist}}{{Stub}} [[Category:Sociology of religion]]