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Religion as an inst
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2. Christian Creation Story
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth. Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the
Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And
God said, "Let there be an expanse between the
waters to separate water from water.“ So God made
the expanse and separated the water under the
expanse from the water above it. And it was so.
Taken from the King James Bible
3. Christian Creation Story
In the beginning God created the
heavens and the earth. Now the earth
was formless and empty, darkness was
over the surface of the deep, and the
Spirit of God was hovering over the
waters. And God said, "Let there be an
expanse between the waters to
separate water from water.“ So God
made the expanse and separated the
water under the expanse from the water
above it. And it was so.
Taken from the King James Bible
4. is . . . .
“religare” tie/bind back
“to bind together”
(a “ligament” binds
bones together)
5. is . . . .
Bind us together in a community with
other people (horizontal relationship)
Bind us to something bigger than
ourselves, to our origins, the ultimate
reality behind our existence (e.g.,
God) (vertical relationship)
7. Religion As Relationship:
The Vertical relationship: Relationship
with Ultimate Reality/"God" - source and origin,
something bigger than the immediate, present self
The Horizontal relationship:
relationship with other selves, other people (moral
and social aspects of religion), sometimes
extended to include other aspects of our
environment, a relationship with the non-human
aspects of nature.
9. is . . . .
The service or worship of God or the
supernatural - Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
A specific system of faith and worship -
Oxford English Dictionary
A set of symbolic forms and acts which
relate man to the ultimate condition of his
existence - Robert Bellah
10. is . . . .
The service or worship of God or the
supernatural - Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
A specific system of faith and worship -
Oxford English Dictionary
A set of symbolic forms and acts which
relate man to the ultimate condition of his
existence - Robert Bellah
11. is . . . .
Beliefs, attitudes, emotions, behavior,
etc., constituting man’s relationship with
the powers and principles of the
universe - Reader’s Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary
Belief in and/or worship of God or gods -
World Book Dictionary
12. is . . . .
[the seeking] of divine truth, exploring
who we are, why we’re here, and how
we should live - Joel Beversluis, ed., Sourcebook of
the world’s Religions
belief that there is an unseen order, and
that our supreme good lies in
harmoniously adjusting ourselves
thereto - William James
13. is . . . .
Belief in and reverence for a
supernatural power or powers regarded
as creator and governor of the universe;
a personal or institutionalized system
grounded in such belief and worship -
YourDictionary.com
14. Who wants to know ? ? ?
• The common folk (you and me)
• Philosophers
• Sociologists
• Theologians
• Anthropologists
• Psychologists
• Historians
• Critics
Everyone’s got
an agenda and a
limited
perspective that
will influence
how they
perceive religion
15. Ways of Understanding Religion
a
.
Substantive or
essentials•
definitions characterize religion by some
basic essence which is common to all
religious systems, but not to any non-
religious systems. They say what religion is
(noun)
•
“Belief in invisible superhuman power
together with feelings and practices that flow
from such a belief
16. Ways of Understanding Religion
b. Functionalist
•
definitions focus on the way religion
operates or functions in human life. They
say what religion does (verb)
•
“Belief in invisible superhuman power
together with feelings and practices that flow
from such a belief
17. Why do people turn to
religion?
Religion as a response to “the human
condition”.• The pursuit of happiness
vs.
• The human condition
– Alienation of self and
other vs. the need for a
meaningful and
harmonious relationship
between self and other.
– The insufficiency of
human existence vs. the
quest for fulfillment.
– Guilt, meaninglessness,
and death vs. the search
for righteousness,
meaning, and immortality.
• The promise of religion:
transcendence of the
human condition.
