RG ST 151A Lecture Notes - Great Disappointment, Emanuel Swedenborg, Positive Psychology
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Reader: grafikart (6550 pardall rd. : contains the syllabus, read readings before class. Kristy"s office hours: monday and friday 3:00-4:00 in hssb 3084. 35% paper: family religious history paper family member"s religious history. Blind men feeling an elephant all felt different parts of the elephant. Compared to american religion: different parts/aspects of american religion, and everyone sees/feels/approaches religions differently. Life cycle/temporal boundaries, geographical/territorial, physical (shaking hands, eating food, etc. authority (priest, rabbi, etc. ), space boundaries (seats vs. where authority stands/sits), belief: ordinary religion: culture, traditions, extraordinary religion: outside of normal boundaries, transcending to reach something divine (god, reincarnation) Creeds: beliefs, sacred stories, explanations about life, answer ?"s. Communities: people who partake in the same religious system. Ex: cross, dove (holy spirit), sunset (god"s presence, peace, etc. ) Religion: a system of symbols (creed, code, cultus) by means of which people (community) locate themselves in the world with reference to both ordinary and extraordinary powers, meanings, and values.
