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Religion, Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others, Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions, Religion - Compare with, Religion - Development of religion, Religion - Esotericism and mysticism, Religion - Etymology, Religion - Exclusivism, Religion - Inclusivism, Religion - Methods of studying religion objectively in a scientific and religiously neutral fashion, Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs, Religion - Myth, Religion - Philosophy and metaphysics, Religion - Pluralism, Religion - Related philosophical stances, Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe, Religion - Religion today, Religion - Spirituality, Religion - Syncretism, Religion - Systemization, Religion - Universalism, Attributes of some religions: clergy – creed – cult – dogma – orthodoxy – priests, Arguments for and against the existence of God, Criticism: Criticism of Religion, Entities of some religious worldviews: angel – animal worship – demigod – demon – devas – devil – ekam – god – goddess – prophet – sky father – solar deity – spirit, Irreligion, Lists: list of religious topics – Major world religions – list of religions – list of religious populations – list of deities – List of people considered to be deities – List of religion scholars, Non-religious beliefs: agnosticism – atheism – secularism – Secular Humanism, Other elements of some religious worldviews:Dharma Yukam – afterlife – chosen people – creation belief – end of the world – evil - heaven – hell – karma – miracles – moksha – nirvana – resurrection – revelation – soul – spiritual possession – supernatural, Problematic effects of some religions: religious violence, Religious practices: divination – ecstasy – exorcism – faith – magic – meditation – mysticism – prayer – repentance – sacrifice – shunning – superstition – veneration – worship, Practices frowned upon by religions: apostasy – heresy – idolatry – sin, Related subjects: mythology – philosophy of religion – theology – pseudoreligion – angelology – demonology, Religious beliefs: anarchism – transtheism – deism – henotheism – maltheism – monism – monotheism – pantheism – panentheism – polytheism – theism; mono-originism, Religious organizations: cult – sect – denomination – ecclesia, Scholarly approaches to religion: anthropology of religion – comparative religion – psychology of religion – sociology of religion, Types of religions: ancestor worship – civil religion – folk religion – fundamentalism – mystery religion – New Age – paganism – shamanism – spirituality – totemism – animism, Religion and social issues, Religious freedom - freedom of religion <i>and</i> belief, The axis age, Comparing Eastern and Western religious traditions, Reports of unusual religious childbirths
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| | |  Religion - Compare with: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Development of religionThere are several models for understanding how religions develop.
Models which view religion as untrue include:
The "Dogma Selection Model," which holds that religions, although untrue in themselves, encode instructions or habits useful for survival, that these ideas "mutate" periodically as they are passed on, and they spread or die out in accord with their effectiveness at improving chances for survival.
The "Opium of the Masses Model," in which "Religion in any shape or form is regarded as pernicious and del ...
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| | | | Religion - Compare with: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Etymology The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are:
re-reading--from Latin re (again) + legio (read), referring to the repetition of scripture.
treating carefully--from Latin relegere (Cicero's interpretation) 'to go over again' or to carefully ponder.
re-connection to the divine--from Latin re (again) + ligare (to connect, as in English ligament). This interpretation is favoured by m ...
See also:Religion, Religion - Etymology, Religion - Religion and science, Religion - Philosophy and metaphysics, Religion - Esotericism and mysticism, Religion - Spirituality, Religion - Myth, Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions, Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs, Religion - Methods of studying religion objectively in a scientific and religiously neutral fashion, Religion - Development of religion, Religion - Religion today, Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others, Religion - Exclusivism, Religion - Inclusivism, Religion - Pluralism, Religion - Syncretism, Religion - Universalism, Religion - Systemization, Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe, Religion - Related philosophical stances, Religion - Compare with Read more here: » Religion: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Etymology |
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| | | | Religion - Compare with: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Etymology The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are:
re-reading--from Latin re (again) + legio (read), referring to the repetition of scripture.
treating carefully--from Latin relegere (Cicero's interpretation)
re-connection to the divine--from Latin re (again) + ligare (to connect, as in English ligament). This interpretation is favoured by modern scholars such as Tom Harpur, but prob ...
See also:Religion, Religion - Etymology, Religion - Religion and science, Religion - Philosophy and metaphysics, Religion - Esotericism and mysticism, Religion - Spirituality, Religion - Myth, Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions, Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs, Religion - Methods of studying religion objectively in a scientific and religiously neutral fashion, Religion - Development of religion, Religion - Religion today, Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others, Religion - Exclusivism, Religion - Inclusivism, Religion - Pluralism, Religion - Syncretism, Religion - Universalism, Religion - Systemization, Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe, Religion - Related philosophical stances, Religion - Compare with Read more here: » Religion: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Etymology |
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| | | | Religion - Compare with: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe Humans have many different methods which attempt to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our place in it (cosmology). What is reality? How can we know? Who are we? Why we are here? How should we live? What happens after we die? Religion is only one of the methods for trying to answer one or more of these questions. Other methods include science, philosophy, metaphysics, esotericism, and mysticism. Many people use more than one of these methods.
Christianity is the religion with the largest number o ...
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| | | | Religion - Compare with: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others Adherents of particular religions deal with the differing doctrines and practices espoused by other religions in a variety ways. All strains of thought appear in different segments of all major world religions.
Religion - Exclusivism.
People with exclusivist beliefs sometimes typically explain other religions as either in error, or as corruptions or counterfeits of the true faith. Examples include:
Christian scripture states that Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes ...
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Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs.
These include efforts to determine the meaning and application of "sacred" texts and beliefs in the context of the student's personal worldview. This generally takes one of three forms:
one's own — efforts by believers to ascertain the meaning of their own sacred text or other traditions, and to conform their thoughts and actions to the principles enunciated in those traditions. For most believers, this involves ...
See also:Religion, Religion - Etymology, Religion - Religion and science, Religion - Philosophy and metaphysics, Religion - Esotericism and mysticism, Religion - Spirituality, Religion - Myth, Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions, Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs, Religion - Methods of studying religion objectively in a scientific and religiously neutral fashion, Religion - Development of religion, Religion - Religion today, Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others, Religion - Exclusivism, Religion - Inclusivism, Religion - Pluralism, Religion - Syncretism, Religion - Universalism, Religion - Systemization, Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe, Religion - Related philosophical stances, Religion - Compare with Read more here: » Religion: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions |
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