RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ethnic Religion
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Idea of creation: broadly speaking have 7 different dimensions as outlined in religion lecture #3 and #4. September 21 & 23 by nimian smart. There is no contention there about whether there is a god or not. Eventually there will be some sort of judgment day, a conclusion to time. History history is about the interaction between god and humanity. Provides the moral code for us, rewards for good behaviour, punishes for bad behaviour. Some prophets are more empowered than others. Prophets act as instrument to god"s will. Two broad types of religious traditions: missionary traditions (based on belief, doesn"t. Judaism is more of an ethnic religion like hinduism. Identinies with a certain land, language, ancestry. Identinies itself with its great story constructed around the nigure of god and his engagement with his creation. Starts with book of genesis when god creates the universe, separates light from darkness, creates animals and humans, etc.
