RLGA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Atheism, Secularism
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Something happening out of ordinary life / where rituals and activities can take place. Interaction with a transcendence divine being. (outside of normal parameters of reality) Religion is some kind of institution that is intuitionally distinct from places such as education. Heretics: someone that does not agree with the believes of a religion. Alcoholics anonymous: higher power that deals with people"s addictions, was classified as religion by us court. How west has formulated religion and what factors have changed over the years. Romans -> relgio -> social obligations (participating in particular rituals, if you do not you are not obeying your social obligations. Nation states -> institution (not driven by religion) Imperial expansion (luther said different types of christian) then west realizes there might be different kings of religion (buddhism, hinduism, etc. ) Other monotheisms (jewish & islamic) at least they believe in one god on the right track. Paganism -> (not christianity not monotheisms (believe in one god) hindu, buddhist)
