REL 1000 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Puberty, Smriti, Upanishads
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Descriptive vs. normative: academic = descriptive, what is and was , ex: christians killed many muslims during the crusades, theological = normative, what should be , ex: christians shouldn"t have killed muslims. Critical theory: gained a lot of power after the world wars, part of a larger intellectual tradition questions the certainty of knowledge, can we know anything for certain, be more open ( don"t be so sure. , all knowledge is politically & culturally shaped, what we think & believe. 3 voices: we need to realize which voice(s) we are speaking with, academic/scholarly, need to better understand the differences, t ruths; based on empirical evidence that is subject to change, theological, pluralism forces people to ask questions about their faith, t ruths; based in faith and unchanging, reworking a tradition from within, civic, especially important in america because of legal protection, t ruths; civic debates about what is validly american .
