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What is Religion?
That is the question
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How do you define it?
• There are many ways to define it– Normative
• Describes what religious adherents ought to do. (love)
– Functional• Describes how religion operates in society or human
lives. (totem)
– Descriptive• Describes how religious adherents behave.
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A Working Definition
• Religion is a human phenomenon in which humans seek to understand the nature of the “Ultimate Reality”, act on this understanding and develop the potential for human transformation through this understanding.
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Ingredients
• Background
• The Absolute • The World • Humans
– Problems for Humans
– Solution for Humans
• Basic Tenets/Major Features
• Major Figures
• Rituals and Symbols – Holidays– Aesthetic (art, music,
architecture)
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The Absolute
• What is the religion’s idea of the Absolute. Is the Absolute a deity or an idea/concept?
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The World
• What is the worldview of the religion? How do they view life?
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Humans
• What are the problems for humanity?
• What are the solutions for humanity?
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Basic Tenets/Major Features
• What are the basic tenets or major features of the religion?
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Major Figures
• Who are some of the important figures in the religion?
• What impact did they have on the world?
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Rituals, Symbols & Holidays
• What is the art of the religion like?
• What are some of the festivals/holidays?
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Sources
• Slides 5, 6 & 7 – 250,000 Designer Clip Art, Global Star Software
• Slide 7 – http://www.model furniture.com/products/wallart/sandpaintings/images/as9001.jpg
http://subway.com/applications/spotlite/docs/nov03/pics/Taboo%20pix.jpgSlide 8 – http://www.healing-touch.co.uk/manjushr.gif
http://persweb.direct.ca/gknight/images/shiva.jpgSlide 9 – http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images/laotzu.jpghttp://www.therealpresence.org/images/teresa2.jpghttp://www.buddhismus.at/bilder/dalai_lama_gross4.jpg
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Sources
Slide 10 – http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/ia/images/islamic-art.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/ia/art/&h=245&w=385&sz=30&tbnid=HNsKzDoPFngJ:&tbnh=75&tbnw=117&start=10&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dislamic%2Bart%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
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