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Why has Religion Persisted?
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Two theories:1. Inherently Religious2. Culture Lag
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What are the two ways to view religion as an experience?
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1. Meaning for individual perspective2. Function from outsider perspective
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Why are Humans Inherently Religious?
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Human Nature: We are meaning giving animals
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Define Culture Lag?
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difference between knowledge and culture.
Culture lags behind knowledge.
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What is the end game for Religion based on a the Culture Lag theory?
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Religion is an accident of History. When Culture catches up with knowledge Religion will no longer exist
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What is an argument against Culture Lag?
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Religion doesn't appear to be disappearing
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Who is more religious people in traditional times, or people of Modern times?
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Religion can persist even if the historical forms of expression change. No
cathedrals, and Sistine chapels. Just because we have other priorities doesn’t
make us less or more religious
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What are requirements for a good definition?
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Highlight important features
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Set boundaries
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Complete as possible
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Comprehensive
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What are the three types of definition and what are the characteristics of each?
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Substantive- essence. Philosophers and
Theologians try to come up with these type of definitions
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Functional- what religion does. More popular in
social sciences
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Phenomenological-descriptive analytical, empathetic
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(take the stand point of individual, but make no
truth claim)
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Define Religion based on Schmidt's text
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seeking and responding to what is experienced by
the individual as holy
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What are the two approaches to the study of religion?
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Academic and Theological
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What are characteristics of the Academic approach of religion?
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Meant to increase our knowledge of religion
ú Historical,
philosophical and historical approaches to religion
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objective
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description and analysis
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used to increase or decrease our own personal faith
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What are characteristics of the Theological approach to religion?
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§ systematic.
Takes place in seminary. Defense of faith
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and intellectual defense of religious belief systems
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to nurture and deeper faith
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on the holy and tries to keep religion relevantOften involves literary criticism or analysis
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What are some problems that arise from examining a the physical manuscript?
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Compare editions and solve the problem of
missing material
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Differences and conflict you have to decipher
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Problem of original author’s intention vs. Later
reader’s expectations
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Words can change meaning
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Translations also present a problem
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The problem with the status of the author and
the text
§ Can
they make mistakes or be imperfect?
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What did Karl Marx think about Religion?
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Religion started as a good thing because it caused people to dream. He concluded the function of religion was to passify people. "Opiate of the People". He also raised the issue of Religion's social role
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