REL 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Nomothetic, Abraham Kuenen
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But if a such an accidental expansion could happen, how do we distinguish and essentially and inherently universal world religion from the ones that are only incidentally transnational? (masuzawa, tomoko. Invention of world religions, p112: new terms/concepts (if applicable): this chapter truly analyzed how problematic and frustrating the process of categorizing world religions is, drawing upon the point of ethics. What right have we to divide them into nomistic or nomothetic communities, founded on the law of holy scripture, (masuzawa, tomoko. The answer is an enigma that had me thinking for awhile: critique: i would have enjoyed a more in depth breakdown over the disagreement and debate of islamic categorization. By simply attempting to categorize world religions, there is no way to see the depth and full body of a religion. This fact alone makes world religions very difficult, if not impossible to categorize.
