RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Middle Ages, Western Religions, Bruce Lincoln
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Theology: the rational investigation of ideas that you already profess as a religion, begins from the premise of commitment to a religious tradition established religion, explains further, analysis of ideas, evolving rational arguments. World religions: multi-disciplinary analysis of the subject of religion, strictly academic, no attachments to the religions studied, culture, philosophy, traditions, ideas. Bruce lincoln is an academic with the following beliefs: Those who study religion are often at tension/diametrically opposed to religion itself; the aims of religion and the aims of the academic study of religion are very different. As scholars of religion: our job is to investigate religious beliefs. Religion is embedded in our everyday living. It is present especially because many represent their religions with their bodies: hair. Some believe in covering hair in sacred spaces. Some cut off their hair and offer it at religious shrines. Some shave their hair in religious designs: bodies.
