Add to ORKGWhat do we mean when we talk about religion? Scholars have struggled and argued for many years about how to define religion. Some emphasize the idea that religion is concerned primarily with conceptions of God, divinity and the meaning and order of human existence. Others have tended to emphasize the way religion serves to draw distinctions between sacred (that is, transcendent or other-worldly) forms of space and belief and more mundane, or profane, domains of ‘worldly ’ human endeavour. Some definitions, such as that of anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1973), focus on the symbolic power of religion and its ability to influence how people understand their place in the world and also to impar
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“Meaning” and “religion” appear as deeply interlinked concepts in modern thought. Theology has often...
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To elucidate the various ways of approaching the subject matter, this introductory chapter will firs...
In the face of continuing debate about the adequacy and definition of the concept of ‘religion’, thi...
This was to be the opening chapter in a joint book project by Religious Studies and Biblical Studies...
What is religion and what is spirituality? Can you be religious and spiritual at the same time? Is r...
Religion is ever present with human being. This is because man from his origin is seen to be incurab...
There is a widespread perception in the West that we live in a secular age, an age in which religion...
Dr. Ronald Davidson gives his definition of religion which is “physical, vocal and mental actions do...
How do you define religion? Dr. Schubert Ogden discusses his definition of religion, which he identi...
The question of religion, in one form or another, has been with us humans for millennia. From primit...
The world is in a mess. Democratic institutions and practices are being hollowed out from within, in...
“Meaning” and “religion” appear as deeply interlinked concepts in modern thought. Theology has often...
Introduction This book draws together leaders in science, the health sciences, the humanities, and t...
How would you define religion? Theologian Paul Fitzgerald, S.J., answers the question “What is reli...
The definition of what is a "religion" is of enormous importance, especially for local government au...
During the last decades of the twentieth century, Western philosophy saw a renewed interest in relig...
To elucidate the various ways of approaching the subject matter, this introductory chapter will firs...
In the face of continuing debate about the adequacy and definition of the concept of ‘religion’, thi...
This was to be the opening chapter in a joint book project by Religious Studies and Biblical Studies...