The Enlightenment Problem of Religion
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RELIGION
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*LEIG“TO BIND”
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LATIN: RELIGIO“CAREFUL PERFORMANCE OF RITUAL OBLIGATION”
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GREEK: EUSEBIALATIN: PIETAS
“FULFILLING SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS, EXPECTATIONS, AND RITUAL PROCEDURES”
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SANSKRIT: DHARMA
“THE COSMIC SYSTEM OF DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS THAT AFFECTS ALL ASPECTS
OF SAMSARA (THE CYCE OF REBIRTHS)”
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ARABIC: DIN“AN ACTUAL DEBT THAT MUST BE
SETTLED ON A SPECIFIC DATE”
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WHAT DO WE DO WITH “RELIGION?”
HOW DO WE STUDY CULTURES/SOCIETIES WITHOUT
“RELIGION?”
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THE HISTORY OF “RELIGION” IN EUROPE
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The Reformation and Wars of Religion
Le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy by François Dubois, (1572-84).
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The New World
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NATURAL RELIGION• IS RELIGION INNATE OR UNIVERSAL?
• HOW DOES NATURAL RELIGION RELATE TO REVELATION?
• IS NATURAL RELIGION TRUE RELIGION?
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Jean Bodin (1530-1596)
THE NATURAL RELIGION IS THE
OLDEST RELIGION
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Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury(1583-1648)
UNIVERSAL ESSENTIALS OF RELIGION:
1. BELIEF IN GOD2. WORHISP OF GOD3. VITURE & PIETY4. CRIMES MUST BE
REPENTED5. JUDGEMENT IN THE
AFTERLIFE
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The Deists
St. Lawrence Jewry, Guildhall Yard in Central London. Christopher Wren, architect.
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THE DEISTSUSE YOUR REASON TO
DISCOVER NATURAL RELIGION
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David Hume (1711-1776)
THERE IS NO NATURAL RELIGION.
RELIGION IS A HUMAN FACT.
RELIGION ARISES FROM SENSE EXPERIENCES.
POLYTHEISM COMES FIRST.
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SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR “RELIGION” IN THE UNITED STATES?