Select one definition from the material presented in class that you
find useful or accurate in describing religion and explain why that definition
appeals to you. You are to think about
the ways you understand religion. Religion plays a large role in human society,
not only for the individuals that adhere to a particular religion, but also for
the peoples, nations, and histories that are influenced by that religion. Your own experience of religion, whether
positive or negative, will also impact your understanding of religion. Please include some discussion of your own
experience of religion and how that experience has shaped your views. If you have no personal experience with religion,
then please say so. You may also include
your perceptions of religion.
Again, select one
definition from the class handout.
Explain why you find that definition of religion useful or
appealing. Give reasons to support your
choice. These reasons should include
your own experience or understanding of religion. This paper should be 3- 5 paragraphs
typed, double-spaced. Please use proper
grammar. No plagiarism!
Definition from
Handout Selected: “Religion
is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies
all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the
question of a meaning of our life.”
Resource:
q Paul Tillich (1886–1965), German theologian.
Christianity and the Encounter of the World Religions, ch. 1 (1963).
“Religion is the state of being
grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as
preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning
of our life.” The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations is licensed from Columbia
University Press. Copyright © 1993, 1995 by Columbia University Press. All
rights reserved.
*Note—This is
just an alternate Resource that can be used, not a required resource, used any
resource so desired