ECON 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Secularism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Economics
• Course: ECON 1B03
• Professor: Hannah Holmes

Document Summary

Religion: a set of beliefs and associated activities designed to facilitate appreciation and understanding of our place in the world. Universality: all cultures have religions ex it serves a basic need. Religious laws/beliefs: governing diet, life, passages, roles of men/women, dress, laws & education. 19th c canada: strong ties b/t religion and higher education. Ex queens uni presbysterian && mcmaster - baptist. Geographic space used for religious proposed : pg 245-247. See fig 6. 17 ex christianity origins in middle east 2000 yrs ago. 3 branches: roman, spread of protestantism, orthodoxy. Spread over various means ex colonialism: spanish presence in central/south america. Spread of catholicism (today largest most widespread of world"s religions) Secularism: indifference to or rejection of ideas values in the modern world. Despite being the cultural glue" that holds people together, religion can also be a very diverse force. Ex n. ireland (protestant/catholic), former yugoslavia (islam vs christianity)