Religion and the Universal

February 15, 2007

I have been thinking a lately about my newfound fascination with human origins. The topic is a logical departure from my dissertation, which was about more than just pilgrimage, but also the ways that human beings cognitively relate to place. In other words, I have always been chasing something that resembles human universals.. and this move backwards into prehistory enables me to talk with a little more precision about human beings as human beings.

Being embedded now in a Religious Studies department I also feel the need to develop a stronger point of view on the nature of religion. That seems like an obvious issue to have under my belt.. and one which will form the way I teach religion. So how could I define my current point of view on teaching religion? Here are some ideas:

 

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