THEO1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Monroe Doctrine, Sharia, Inculturation
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Section i: theological fundamentals of judaism and christianity. Tues. , 5/12 introduction: theological fundamentals of judaism and christianity. Etymology of religion (latin terms) relegere (to read): so many religions are based on reading and scriptures religare (to tie or to bind): religion can bind people together through a moral code religens (careful) Religion is embedded in cultures, people, and ethnicities. For example, christianity looks differently in boston than it would in africa. It is hard to draw the line between culture and religion creation of weekends on saturday and sunday which is influenced by christianity in israel, friday afternoon you have off while on saturday you would go back to work. Everything in the human world has been shaped by religion-- except nature. 1. serpent guarding the golden tree, david and goliath, joan of arc, paul bunyan: doctrinal: the specific beliefs that a religion holds .
