What is Religion - Comparative Religion | RELG 210, Study notes of World Religions

Download What is Religion - Comparative Religion | RELG 210 and more Study notes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! Man is the only Animal that has the True Religion . . . several of them.  He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight.  He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven.  ~ ~ Mark Twain There is Great Enlightenment where there is Great Wonder. -- Muso Kokushi ane Pop. 80 ox ~ ~ RELIGION ~ ~ The HUMAN SELF in Search of TRANSFORMATION in Response to a PERCEIVED ULTIMACY Tr an sf or m at i on ? ~ Myth ~ A Metaphor Necessary & Credible Takes Isolated Instances of Life and Articulates Them into a Purposive & Meaningful Whole ~ METAPHOR ~ ROOTED in LIFE EXPERIENCES BUT GOES BEYOND THOSE EXPERIENCES to EXPRESS a GREATER TRUTH THAN WHAT IS APPARENT IN THIS LIFE. ~ ~ ULTIMACY ~ ~ THEISTIC •Monotheism •Polytheism •Henotheism •Pantheism ATHEISTIC •Non-Deific •Ethically Superior •Enlightened •Spiritually Sensitive Ultimacy ? Humans Made by God Relationship to God State of Self Important Comparative Religion Issues • History • Systematic Thought • Terms & Concepts • Founders & Leaders • Teachings • Scriptures & Texts Ye Old Hoop & Grapes Oxford, England More Key Issues • Worship • Culture • Symbols, Art & Architecture • Rituals • Similarities & Differences • Evolution • Unique Contributions The Stone Age Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era 400,000 - 7,000 BCE 7,000 - 3,000 BCE Language Art Religion Good friend for Jesus sake forebare, To digg the dust enclosed heare; Blesse be the man that spares these stones And curst be he that moves my bones. -- William Shakespeare 1564-1616