Coming up with a different name for “religion” is hard because we all have our own fixed view of what religion is to us that comes naturally. It’s hard to think about what a new group of people would see religion as and how they would interpret it because I have always known religion to […]

When exploring the idea of “religious studies” and/or “world religions” there are a variety of ways these terms can be interpreted or explored. This can be dependent on how the person exploring or interpreting views religion and the factors that determine if it is deemed a religion or not. In class, we have explored how […]

We have talked about grouping and categorizing religions as many things in class the past few weeks: good and bad, major and minor, monotheistic and polytheistic, religions and philosophy. Some groupings are more problematic than others. So I suggest we refer to them in terms of the GOAT. Not the bah bah goat that headbutts … Continue reading World Religions as the GOAT →

We have talked about grouping and categorizing religions as many things in class the past few weeks: good and bad, major and minor, monotheistic and polytheistic, religions and philosophy. Some groupings are more problematic than others. So I suggest we refer to them in terms of the GOAT. Not the bah bah goat that headbutts … Continue reading World Religions as the GOAT →

The qualifications for something to be seen as a religion shift based upon whom is being asked, as well as the time and place. There has become a set of religions that are seen to be the standard definition, they function as a model for all religions. However, there are many ideologies and constructs that … Continue reading Alternative Religions for an Alternative World →

In an alternate reality far, far away there thrives a civilization not too different from our own. Well, there are a few differences to make note of. Religion does not exist (or does it?). There is only traditionalism. There are five main traditions around the globe: Middle Eastern Traditionalism, Saudi-Arabian Traditionalism, Indian Traditionalism, Nepalese Traditionalism,Continue reading “Are you Traditional?”

If aliens were to study Earth’s religions, I think they would separate them into four main categories. They would call them Abrahamism (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), Dharmism (Daosim, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism), Humanism (the worship of human beings), and Naturalism (the worship of science and laws of nature). I believe that instead of calling it … Continue reading “If Aliens Invented Religious Studies Instead of Uggo European Dudes”