RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Western Religions
5 Jan 2016
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** placed big emphasis on reconciliation *: nelson mandela. Primal/ aboriginal -- oldest surviving religious traditions in the world. Difficult to draw the line between sacred world and sacred world. Everything that is done has a religious component. Tend not to find images of a single god, but many. Originally used as a derogatory term -- not so. Just shows that the whole world is alive. If everything is alive, the key implication is that they"re all worthy of. The world is a living being and should be respected as a human. Reconciliation o be repaired o o o o worth it. Respect for ancestors is far more crucial than it is now. If ancestors pass before, they"re still alive in the forms of spirits and. When ancestors pass on, they still watch over and keep watch over what you do to make sure your behavior is ethical.
