4.5 Innovation & New/Invented ReligionsI thought this lesson was very interesting. Before I took this class, I had already read a lot about the Satanic Temple and how it’s…Dec 10, 20201Dec 10, 20201
Advice on #IntroRelUHHeyo! Welcome to Introduction to Religious Studies. I found this course to be very interesting and so I’m gonna pop some advice for you…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
4.4 IslamophobiaIslamophobia is a huge global problem, much like antisemitism. It has certainly affected America much more in recent years, especially…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
AntisemitismI learned a lot about the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and antisemitism in this lesson. Before it, most of my knowledge about antisemitism revolved…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
4.2 (In)tolerancePrior to this lesson, I always thought that tolerance just meant the permissiveness or acceptance of ideas/things/people even if you…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
4.1 Religious Freedom, Pluralism, and PrivilegeI always believed that religious freedom is the idea that everyone and anyone is free to have their own religious beliefs and faith…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
2.5 TextsKeeping in with one of this course’s overall themes of religion, religious texts can and have changed over time. They are open to many…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
2.4 RitualAs with many different aspects of religion, describing ritual with just a set definition can be problematic. Similar to the definitions of…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
2.3 BeliefWhen it comes to the study of religion, putting an emphasis on belief is problematic because it falsely puts the act of believing in…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
2.1 Religion & CultureReligion and culture are deeply intertwined to the point where if one is studying religion, then an understanding of culture is required…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
