RELI 1730 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 and Readings notes
11 Jan 2017
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Its subject matter: the religious life, various religio(cid:374)s, ex: hi(cid:374)to: japa(cid:374)"s o(cid:374)e (cid:373)ai(cid:374) religion. To understand religion in its variety and complexity. Accuracy, completeness and fairness in description and interpretation. Its significance in human life, history, culture and the society: religion helps us better understand humans. Various approaches borrowed from other fields: anthropology, sociology, literary critics, etc. Its own approaches and methods: phenomenology of religion. Religious studies turn to different approaches and disciplines. To remember that religions studies is the remote and popular disciplinary study. Gives us a deeper understand of religion. Some serves as a purpose of a religion. Religions studies does not require personal faith or belief. It does not ask you to believe or worship anything, however first world view can be criticised within one another. That of the participant in religion: ex: theology, synagogue, school etc. That of one stands outside religions academically: ex: religions studies. Insider views as part of the data to be examined)
