Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Sacred Scripture
Chapter 6 from Livingston's "Anatomy of the Sacred" on the importance of sacred scriptures in world religions
http://prezi.com/xga_sazxd7vm/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Will the Dalai Lama reincarnate?
It is one of the most sensitive political issues in China: who has authority in Tibet? Many Tibetans revere the Dalai Lama and support his goal of greater autonomy from Beijing.
But to Chinese officials, the exiled spiritual leader is a traitor.
The role of Dalai Lama has been filled for centuries through "reincarnation". The current Dalai Lama, the 14th, turns 80 this year, and Beijing is keen to control the process of finding the 15th.
But the present Dalai Lama has said the role will one day end. Better to have no Dalai Lama than "a stupid one".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32032790
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Chapter 2, Indigenous Religions
This is taken from Robert Elwood, "Many Peoples, Many Faiths" on World Religions
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?
This is a current events news item sent to me by Rolando in REL3308
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?
By Farouk Chothia
BBC Africa
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13809501
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it "haram", or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society.
This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving a secular education.
Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, even when the country had a Muslim president - and it has extended its military campaign by targeting neighbouring states.
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?
By Farouk Chothia
BBC Africa
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13809501
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it "haram", or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society.
This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving a secular education.
Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, even when the country had a Muslim president - and it has extended its military campaign by targeting neighbouring states.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Definitions of Religion
1 The Study of Religion REL 2011, from James Livingston's Anatomy of the Sacred
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
The World's Religious Heritage
Chapter 1 of Elwood, "Many Peoples, Many Faiths" REL3308, World Religions
Here is the full Prezi, next I will post a narrated version but it cuts off before the last few slides ..
Here is the full Prezi, next I will post a narrated version but it cuts off before the last few slides ..
America’s Changing Religious Landscape - Pew Research Center
America’s Changing Religious Landscape
Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow
Changing U.S. Religious Landscapehttp://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/
Paleolithic Cave Paintings
AS much as 35,000 years ago; they reveal an affinity for the numinous or "Something more"
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