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This response to assignment four is a good response because because it correctly identifies the “authentic core” of religion, which is partly the search for answers. Note how the identification of this common course leads directly to a form of “unification.” Differences between three widely different “emerging religions” (neopaganism, new evangelicals, and metal heads) are erased as the unity of purpose (which is to find acceptable answers) comes shining through.
In my opinion many scholars that study religion have never actually been interested or taken a part in a religious institution. Instead they have based their work on secondary sources…. Or they use outsider…
Empiricism is a philosophical position that holds that all “truths” should be backed up by something verifiable. Empiricists hold that we should never claim to know anything unless we can refer to some sort…
by Michelle Robertson A relative staple of the New World pioneer days was the ‘Snake Oil’ salesman (Ghandi, 2013). He would travel from town to town, setting up his display wagon, and offer you…
By an Anonymous Student of Sociology 231 To have an understanding of how I developed my current view you would have to know my past spiritual history. I was indoctrinated as a child in…
By Christine Kuntzemann In my experience, I have come to believe that the basic fundamental human needs shared by every individual throughout history (not taking into account, of course, the fundamental biological human needs…
