RLG312H5 Study Guide - Paul Tillich, Xenophanes, European Colonialism
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Courses in religion: focus on data: founders, texts, beliefs, rituals, etc: content driven (what)/ tend to ignore method and theory: thinking about the idea, how and why we study what we do. Defining religion: no agreed upon definition exists/ diversity: obligatory beliefs and rituals vs. opposition to obligatory beliefs (god/no god) Teachings vs. practice ( theory vs. reality)/ sacred to some is opposite to others (keeping/removing shoes) Categorization: which parts of life are religious/ tillich: ultimate concern / study of religion not about promotion of religion or practice objectivity and subjectivity: bracketing of personal beliefs and sympathy for believers. Religion= object of study ( not disposition of scholars) /religion scholars may not be religious about making normative statements. How religion is studied (methods)/ why it is studied these ways (theories) religion: stories beliefs, practices/ turtle island/ either objectively true or something else (psychology/economics) : turtle island: used by natives tribes for the continent of north america.
