Is the most essential, defining aspect of religion its attempt to explain, describe, and interpret things (e.g., mythology, scripture), or its attempt to influence, manipulate, and affect things (e.g., prayer, ritual)?
These are the two aspects of religion, combined with its institutionalized nature, which seem to most clearly differentiate it from things like spirituality, which is more concerned with internal, personal self-discovery than with understanding or manipulating the world. But I'm interested in finding out people's thoughts on these two aspects of religion--whether one is more important, or valid, or relevant, etc.
2007-03-13
22:11:25
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Rob Diamond
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