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Religion is the substance, the ground, and the depth of man's spiritual life." [83] When religion is seen in terms of sacred, divine, intensive valuing, or ultimate concern, then it is possible to understand why scientific findings and philosophical criticisms (e.g., those made by Richard Dawkins) do not necessarily disturb its adherents. [84]
The definition of religion is a controversial and complicated subject in religious studies with scholars failing to agree on any one definition. Oxford Dictionaries defines religion as the belief in and/or worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
Each religion sees itself as the only path to truth. [ citation needed ] Religious truth, therefore, is never relative , always absolute . According to an online edition of Webster's Dictionary , the word Truth is most often used to mean being in accord with fact or reality , or fidelity to an original or standard.
The history of religion is the written record of human religious feelings, thoughts, and ideas. This period of religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). [ 1 ]
Religious studies, also known as religiology or the study of religion, is the study of religion from a historical or scientific perspective.
Iowa's new law allows employees to claim religious exemptions from vaccination without specifying what the religious constraints to doing so are.
Religion is the broader term: besides mythological aspects, ... while Christianity is God expressing Himself through what we call real things. ...
The utility of the World Religions Paradigm has experienced a sustained and rigorous critique from many scholars of religion. [19] The scholar of religion Graham Harvey for instance noted that many scholars "object strongly" to the paradigm. [20] In 1978, the scholar of religion Jonathan Z. Smith called it a "dubious category". [21]