REL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ludwig Feuerbach, Sui Generis, Kaitlyn (Wrestler)
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Nye ch 5 belief from the lecture faith (modern english): trust, confidence, loyalty belief (modern english): confidence about truth, intellectual asset. Christian deism: god is watchmaker (he doesn"t interfere or perform miracles) still believe in moral teachings. Protestant bias : suspicion of catholic rituals, studies mostly in n europe & n america where many are protestant (economic, military, cultural dominance) Ludwig feuerbach on god: human"s created god in their image, not god created man in his image human qualities god god w/ human qualities, like foucault"s discourse* Renewalist christianity: represents greater part of christianity, spirit filled worship, growing, ex: speak in tongue, divine healing etic term from the readings & video. 2 problems with belief: takes christianity concept and makes it universal, non-christian context may reference other aspects of behavior than belief, like ritual (107) Reductionism: beliefs (of deities etc. ) are nothing more than human constructions that can be reduced to human basics (108)
