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As a group today we thought that there was enough there for pilgrimage but overall we weren’t sold that it was a religion. In the article it talked about Elvis be more then human but not divine, if he isn’t … Continue reading →

Since we did not do anything learning wise during class this week I am going to blog about a conversation I had with my grandpa. My grandpa is an 87 year old deacon and this last week we talked about … Continue reading →

Part of what we talked about today was the elements of religion. These elements are needed in all religions. These elements include: rituals/rights, myth/sacred stories, community, cosmology/world view, material expression, and taboo/moral code. If a religion does not have these … Continue reading →

Last class period we talked about Easter Religions, these religions are monistic meaning they believe in one nonpersonal, ultimate reality. Everything is nonlinear in these religions that is the opposite of the Abrahamic religions believed in heaven. Instead of going … Continue reading →

Today our guest speaker talked about what pilgrimage meant to him and his experiences on them. He was very passionate about this topic. I am going to talk about a few of the things that I took from his lecture. … Continue reading →

Today we talked about and acted out the Hajj. Actually acting out the Hajj gave me a lot better understanding of what actually goes on when Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca.  I learned a lot about the Hajj and … Continue reading →

After learning about Judaism this week I have noticed that Christianity and Judaism stem from much of the same things. Both religions recognize the stories of Abraham, Moses, David, and Noah. Both religions are monotheistic and textual. However Christianity and … Continue reading →

Lately we have been reading the Unlikely Disciple which surprisingly I enjoyed reading. The book is based on Kevin Roose who attended Brown University. Kevin decided to transfer to Liberty University for a semester so he could write about his … Continue reading →

Eliade talks about how people believe the world kind of revolves around their center. Their center is the place that makes them feel secure, comfortable, and means a lot to them and this place usually refers to people’s homes.  I … Continue reading →

In the last two class periods we have talked about the four theorists Frazier, Freud, Marx, and Durkheim. These four men were unique in the way they thought about religion and what it meant to them in a spiritual way … Continue reading →