HIST 2260 Lecture Notes - Ninety-Five Theses, Huldrych Zwingli, Nationstates
18 Sep 2013
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Important theme in modern western society, more usually labeled secularization (or sometimes de-christianization", especially in french-speaking world. Church and state: ongoing dance between organized religion and structures of state (government, bureaucracy, schools, etc. ). The other": how religion interacts with those who are culturally, religiously, ethnically different than a dominant religion. Found most obviously when europeans come into contact with indigenous cultures in north america; also seen in interactions between ethnic groups - in europe and in north america after european settlement. Modern world began approximately in 15th century in mid to late 1400s. Modern world often dated to introduction of printing technology to western europe in 1450s. Root of word religion" is uncertain, seems to be latin verb religare" ( to tie or fasten together": english word comes from verb indicative of essence of religion, which is an activity: something one does.
