SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Religious Pluralism
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According to university of lethbridge professor reginald bibby (in albertaviews" magazine), Alberta is not the bible belt of canada. It has the second highest rate of responses of no religion or no religious affiliation (second only to bc). Nevertheless, he argues that albertans and canadians in general, are still trying to figure life out. They still pursue efforts to deal with mystery and meaning but relatively few appear to be turning to traditional religion. he adds that traditional religion does not seem to connect some people with the spirituality they need. After this slide show presentation, students will be able to: define religion and humanist perspectives, operationalize religiosity, outline how classical theorists perceived religion. A religion is a system of meaning for interpreting the world. It is a unified system of beliefs with a supernatural referent. By contrast, humanist perspectives such as communism are human centres.
