Religious Studies

Latin word- Re- Again
Lig- connect
Religio- Awe for the Gods
Religion- To rejoin, to connect again, to reconnect, joining the natural demesne to the sacred world
1. Worship of a God
2. Prayer Ritual
3. Moral Code
Monotheism- unmatchable God (Islam, Judaism, Christianity)
Polytheism- Multiple Gods (Hinduism, Buddhism)
Pantheism- All God, everything is divine
Animism- Everything has a spirit
Atheism- No God
Agnosticism- Doesnt know

Why does Religion Exist?
1. Means to process with our own mortality, Helps copes with death, Religious rituals can bring comfort
2. Companionship and fulfillment of belonging to a group.
3. To respond to our natural wonder close ourselves and the cosmass the universe

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) - belief in god or gods results in a long lasting impressions made on adults by childhood experiences, help humans feel safe in an unsafe universal, religion performs less necessary as humans become less secure (physical and mentally)
Carl Jung (1875-1961) - Freuds disciple. Believed individuals need to arrive at personal fulfillment and called it individuation. Religious symbols represent personal integration and human wholeness. The path to the center.
William James (1842-1910) - Reglion grows out of sociological needs.



(Weakness) toast of safety. Similar to Sigmund Freud.
Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) - religion has to do with experiencing the mysterious numinous admiration -emotional result cross between tremble and fascination.

Christianity is the largest of all 2.2 billion. Islam is the second 1.6 billion. Hinduism is the 3rd largest 900 million. Buddhism coming in 4th 380 million. Judaism 5th 14+ million

Religious Symbols
Water - Cleansing
Mountain - Strength
Circle - Eternity
Ashes- Death
Sun- Health
Buildings- Built towering to symbolize holy mountain, height, and reaching towards the sacred

World Views
Transident (beyond) vs. Eminent (here)
temper of the universe
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