Religious Studies 2132 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Messiah In Judaism, Early Christianity, Eurocentrism

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 2132
• Professor: Prof

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Section one (short answer): of the five terms, two will be chosen to be the short answer questions. In your responses, only use examples, evidence, theories, and concepts that were discussed in class. Your responses should be no longer than eight sentences. Truth : truth can be related to veracity, excellence and quality. Section two (essay): of the three themes, one theme will be chosen to be the basis of the essay question. In your response, only use examples, evidence, theories, and concepts that were discussed in class. Pre-modern society, e. g. , medieval: a neo-durkheimian society has evolved beyond a fully embedded religion, and social identity is only partially linked to religious identity. Nonetheless, religion expresses social and national identity: a post-durkheimian religious identity or experience of the sacred is not embedded in a church or state -- in nothing beyond the individual. Rather, religious experience or spirituality is an individual expression (expressive individualism: criteria for new religious success.