Over the course of this class we explore anthropological, sociological, psychological, theological and philosophical dimensions of religion.
The late Clifford Geertz said, "a religion is (1) a system of symbols which acts to (2) establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by (3) formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and (4) clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that (5) the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic."
Today we will discuss a variety of definitions of religion and respond to the remainder of the class projects.
You may invite a guest to any portion of the class, and to the class dinner.
