Understanding Religion 101

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Published 1/2023MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHzLanguage: English | Size: 2.16 GB | Duration: 2h 44m​

Welcome to the course on "Understanding Religion"

What you'll learn
Define "religion" and reflect on why religion matters
Learn why religion continues to play a significant role in our world today
Understand why knowledge on religion is important in our daily encounter with other human beings
Introduction to religious illiteracy
Understand the dangers of religious illiteracy
Learn about fields of religious experiences
Understand why there is a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation
Learn different approaches to the study of world religions

Requirements
No prior knowledge on "religion" is required before taking this class.

Description
Have you ever wondered why 85% of the global population identifies with some form of a religious tradition Religion continues to play a significant role in shaping cultures, influencing governments, families, and daily habits worldwide.This course ventures into understanding and comparing religious patterns found around the world. It involves an appreciative introduction to religion as a phenomenon which has varying spiritual intentions and meanings.The term "religion" derives its meaning from a Latin word that translates "to tie again" or "to tie back". An empathetic approach reveals that all religions share the goal of tying people back to something behind the surface of life. Almost all religions of the world hold a belief in a greater reality which lies beyond the world that we can perceive with our human senses. Religion tries to connect people with this greater reality.Knowledge of religion helps us understand our nationhood and our place in global citizenship. Both contexts are notoriously religious. Religion plays a significant role in both national and international politics as well as culture. We will learn together why "religion" continues to inspire many while repelling others.The overall goal of this course is to help you see the human person as a spiritual being who seeks ultimate meaning in life and to see religion as providing that meaning.Objectives:At the end of this module you should be able to answer confidently:What is religionWhy is it that religion has held such a major place in human historyWhy does religion matterDo humans inherently have a religious nature independent of any other factorWhy have people always drawn from religion energy needed to liveWhat is religious literacyWhy is the knowledge of religion important in understanding our world todayWhat are the elements that make religion

Overview
Section 1: Global Religious Landscape

Lecture 1 Global Religious Landscape

Section 2: Religious Unaffiliated

Lecture 2 Religious Nones

Section 3: Is Religion Dying

Lecture 3 Is religion set for extinction

Section 4: Religious Literacy

Lecture 4 Religious Literacy (and religious illiteracy)

Section 5: What is Religion

Lecture 5 Belief in the Supernatural

Lecture 6 Notion of God

Lecture 7 Defining Religion Continued.

Lecture 8 Elementary Religious Phenomena

Section 6: Genesis of the Study of Religion

Lecture 9 Genesis of the Study of Religion

Lecture 10 Genus of Religion

Lecture 11 Animism Defined

Lecture 12 Religion as Magic: a pseudo science

Section 7: Emergence of the Science of Religion (Naturism and Primitive Religion)

Lecture 13 Emergence of the Science of Religion

Lecture 14 Naturism and Primitive Religion

Lecture 15 Religion and Economic Structures

Lecture 16 Religion and Personality

Lecture 17 Totemism

Lecture 18 Totemism as Primitive Religion

Lecture 19 Religion as a Comprehensive Program of Human Salvation

Lecture 20 Religion as a the "Sense of the Numinous"

Section 8: Phenomenology of Religion

Lecture 21 Idea of Comparative Religion

Lecture 22 Religion as a Cultural System

Lecture 23 Dimensions of Religion (Part I)

Lecture 24 Lesson 24 - Dimensions of Religion (Part II)

Section 9: Empathetic Approach

Lecture 25 Empathetic Approach

Lecture 26 Empathetic Approach: Practical Interfaith Engagements (Part I)

Lecture 27 Empathetic Approach: Practical Interfaith Engagements (Part II)

Human beings are spiritual beings who seek ultimate meaning in life. Religion provides that meaning. This class offers a unique opportunity to understand and compare religious patterns found around the world. If you are looking to understand religion and learn more about individual religions of the world, then this course is for you.

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