WHAT IS “THE STUDY OF
RELIGION?”
CAN WE STUDY RELIGION?
• YOU CAN ONLY STUDY YOUR OWN.
• RELIGION IS TOO TRANSCENDENT.
• RELIGION ISN’T SCIENTIFIC.
IS IT THEOLOGY?
RELIGIOUS LITERACY?
WORLD RELIGIONS
CURIOSITY
INFERENCE
AGENTS
ANTHROPOMORPHISM
RELIGION OR POLITICS?
WHY CALL IT
“RELIGION?’
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