The Term Religious Economy Refers To

The term religious economy refers to:

A) Western religions that create multimillion-dollar mega-churches.
B) a theoretical framework within the sociology of religion that argues that religions can be fruitfully understood as organizations in competition with one another for followers.
C) a set of sociological theories focusing on the role that economics plays in the development of world religions.
D) the ways that religious institutions collect money, often through charity and tithes.