Religion

Section A 1. A) Define the term religion in such a way that your definition includes the following characteristics: deity, community/congregation, morality, ritual. B) Some people argue that the world would be better off without religion. Others think that religion is very useful to society. Which view do you agree with and why? Religion is a system of beliefs driven by the feeling that some questions can only be answered by faith; for instances, questions such as where did we come from? and…

Throughout history the role of women has been the same across many religions. Outside of people of color, women are the second most oppressed and marginalized group of people. Because many of these religions are believed to be rooted in patriarchal norms, they have really strict views on what the role of women should be. It is through the use of religion that allows the male dominated society to create and place women in these gender specific roles. However, history has shown some efforts from…

Sacredness Name Course Tutor Date of submission Sacred in religion is meant to say something holy. It is something with no blemish and in most cases people who believe that something is sacred worship it and expect the sacred beings to offer solutions to their problem. Whenever people gather at a place, they believe to be sacred they feel at ease because they are sure that they are a powerful being that is pure and holy that will provide peace on their behalf. Religious people use the…

optimistic outlook to the problem of religion. Considering his genealogical account of religion and the concerns posed by his interlocutor, this may seem like a daunting task. However, Freud systematically approaches the problem of religion with the two primary objectives: to undermine the religious foundation and to demonstrate the progress of scientific and secular ideas. First, Freud attacks the claim to authenticity of the religious doctrines. He argues that religion requires these…

many. As with every religion, it had implications for the human who fall into the arms of God, both in sacred, and secular ways. Not only the monotheist religions were able to convince people, but also abled those people to form closely knitted communities according to their likeness. Such communities, gathered on the basis of faith, would make efforts to live up to the God’s laws, and attempt to convince others to follow the God or the God’s way, as it is a duty for some religion to spread the…

1. Some people claim that it is impossible to actually study religion. Why? Please give specific examples. The claims that it is difficult to study religions is true for the many factors that come into play with religions. The biggest significance I would say is that the culture of it is very hard to comprehend these religions without participating and not observing these the actions motions and the people who follow it. The culture of Christianity is deeply rooted in the west having many people…

Historically, religion has played a pivotal role in the development of European Democracy; however, there has always been a conscious effort towards a secular state. Recently religion has become a more salient issue with an increase in the Muslim population, but there remains a perception that religion experiences a decline in importance. Although religious influence might not be explicit, many Europeans still identify with a certain religion and the church still plays a role in policy making,…

Archaeological Anthropology Question 1: First Appearances of Religion When we think of religion, we often are reminded or churches or temples, morality, and an all-powerful, all-knowing, and benevolent being often referred to as a God, Goddess, or in some forms of recent religions, multitudes of the formers. As cited by the Oxford Dictionary there is one common definition of religion which is the “The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.”…

As we continue to explore the depths of religion and the Christian faith this semester I have learned that religion influences greatly all the areas of my life. One of the topics that we have discussed in class that I feel is very important and influential, is the stages that are involved when a system of belief is forming. Before taking this class the concept of believing and how the Christian faith is developed in someone seemed to me like a spiritual mystery. I always saw faith as a gift that…

not religions are valid or true. The topic of religion has been an important ongoing topic for humans for many years. I believe religion is a significant topic given that many believe in religions and will believe in them based only off of faith and what they are told. I am also very perplexed on how so many people can believe in such stories of supernatural causes and base most of their lives believing in these religions. Yet, on the other hand, many people do not believe in these religions and…