Religious Studies 1023E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Edward Said, Transubstantiation

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Jonathan Geen

Document Summary

Excommunication someone is asked to leave the communion of the church: kicked out of the church, big deal, no excommunication in islam. No one can take or give your islam from you. Transubstantiation turning bread &wine into body &blood of christ o. Immaculate conception virgin mary was without sin from the moment she was born (not about jesus, it"s about mary) Tried to end abuses and excesses of the church. Transubstantiation was affirmed (luther had been arguing against). Vatican ii catholic church was no longer seen as the only way to salvation. Other churches, other religions (islam), other faiths were seen as authentic and could bring believers to salvation. Catechism the movement for union or collaboration between branches of christianity. Orientalism orient is an imaginary place/imaginary construct, made by europeans. Name associated with orientalism is edward said: associated with white man"s burden . Taking non-white people to top of the hill .