Robert Bellah (1978) coined the term world-rejecting religion to describe most forms of Christianity, including Protestantism. More generally, world-rejecting religions
A. are a recent historical phenomenon.
B. tend to reject the natural-the mundane, ordinary, material, secular-world and focus instead on a higher realm of reality.
C. are shamanistic religions that reject the encroachment of capitalism and modernity.
D. focus on the effects that heavenly bodies such as the moon, sun, and Mars have on social life.
E. reject the material world and focus on the body's internal biological balance.
Answer: B
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