Author Archives: Jennie

For my final blog, I thought I would discuss my overall opinion of this class. When I was first presented with the opportunity to be in Intro to Religion, I was not too thrilled at this class choice, but as … Continue reading →

Learning about goddess pilgrimage was definitely an interesting class. The article was fascinating due to the fact that it was written in a women’s perspective. Whenever we were discussing the Goddess pilgrimage, we discussed why it was pilgrimage and what … Continue reading →

In class last week we discussed the possibility of Paganism being a religion. I had always thought that Paganism was a religion, but it was interesting to learn why it was a religion. I have heard the term Pagan used … Continue reading →

Non-western religions are very unique in how they practice their beliefs, especially when they are compared to the western religions that surround us. I was interested in learning about Hinduism and Buddhism due to the nature that they are so … Continue reading →

The guest speaker opened my eyes to the connection between what we have been talking about in class and actual real life examples. It helped when the speaker had the students talk about their experience with the pilgrimage. It made … Continue reading →

I view the Islam religion completely differently then I viewed it before last class’s discussion. The top 5 misconceptions that were given to us as notes were very helpful in erasing some of the misunderstandings I was lead to believe … Continue reading →

I have always viewed Judaism as a religion that is strangely similar to Christianity, but it was not until last class’s lesson that I realized how similar they truly are. Christianity and Judaism are both monotheistic religions. I perceived Judaism … Continue reading →

As I was preparing to read the Unlikely Disciple, I was preparing for the worst; I was expecting 315 pages of pure misery. But as I started to read the book, the first few pages were not bad, and soon … Continue reading →

As we have gone through The Seven Theories of Religion, I have come to favor one of the theorists over the other three. Although all of the theorists have valid definitions of religion backed up by their professional opinions, some … Continue reading →

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