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Introduction to Religion
This text is a comprehensive and accessible resource designed to explore the fundamental concepts, historical developments, and cultural significance of religion. It delves into the meaning of religion, the evolution of religious thought, key figures in religious history, and the intersection of religion with society, ethics, and personal experience. It presents religion not merely as a set of beliefs but as a dynamic and complex phenomenon that has shaped human civilizations.
- Author
- Mark Knockemus
- Publisher
- Northeastern Technical College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
Contents· 68 sections
- 01: How Do We Define Religion
- 1.01: Using Etymology for a Definition
- 1.02: Narrow and Broad Definitions
- 1.03: Defining based upon Birth and Choice
- 1.04: Defining as Answers to Questions
- 1.05: A Scholastic Definition
- 1.06: Licensing and Bibliography
- 02: The Development and Ideas of the Ultimate the Absolute the Holy
- 2.01: Telling Time
- 2.02: Early Indicators of the Absolute the Ultimate the Holy
- 2.03: From the Numinous to Animism
- 2.04: From Animism to Ancestor Worship
- 2.05: From Animism to Theism
- 2.06: From Pantheism to Polytheism
- 2.07: From Polytheism to Monotheism
- 2.08: Nontheistic Religions
- 2.09: Licensing and Bibliography
- 03: Who Started It Religious Founders Developers and Reformers
- 3.01: General Context
- 3.02: Religious Context
- 3.03: Personal background
- 3.04: Calling
- 3.05: Message
- 3.06: Legendary or Actual
- 3.07: Founders
- 3.7.01: Prophets
- 3.7.02: Sages
- 3.7.03: Incarnations
- 3.08: Developers and Reformers
- 3.09: Licensing and Bibliography
- 04: Myth and the Languages of Religion
- 4.01: Thinking about Human Time
- 4.02: The Global Age
- 4.03: The Modern Era
- 4.04: The Premodern Era
- 4.05: Myths
- 4.06: Archetypes
- 4.07: Licensing and Bibliography
- 05: Scripture
- 5.01: What makes Scripture Scripture
- 5.02: Where does Scripture come from
- 5.03: How is Scripture formed
- 5.04: How do I read Scripture
- 5.05: Licensing and Bibliography
- 06: Miscellaneous Doctrines and Teachings
- 6.01: What is the Self
- 6.02: Suffering and the Problem of Evil
- 6.03: Licensing and Bibliography
- 07: Ritual
- 7.01: Commemorations Festivals Holidays
- 7.02: Rites of Passage
- 7.03: Worship Rituals
- 7.04: Complexity and Problems of Rituals
- 7.05: Licensing and Bibliography
- 08: Morality Ethics and Religion
- 8.01: Natural Law
- 8.02: Moral Reasoning
- 8.03: Deontology
- 8.04: Teleology
- 8.05: Licensing and Bibliography
- 09: Social Order Government and Religion
- 9.01: Case Study- the Caste System
- 9.02: Religion and Society
- 9.03: Religious Attitudes towards Money
- 9.04: Licensing and Bibliography
- 10: Religious Experience
- 10.01: Visions Voices and the Prophetic Call
- 10.02: Licensing and Bibliography