RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ninian Smart
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Rlg100 - lecture 5 - origin of religion. Ninian smart: religion broadly speaking have 7 distinctive features. Mythic dimension: they tell stories passed on from generation to generation. Doctrinal dimension: they hold certain articles of belief. Ethical dimension: tell you what to do and how to behave. Some common features of abrahamic religion include monotheism, rejection of adultery, They all identify their descent from the figure of abraham from the hebrew bible. have a sort of holy book, specific moral codes. Belief in the idea there is only one god. God is the father of creation, he created everything in the world. God created the universe at a certain point in time. Time proceeds from the moment of creation through history. There will be some sort of judgement day by god himself. This is about the interaction between god and humanity.
