The subject of religion is fascinating for many people and there are several ways one may go about approaching it. As we shall see in our comparison between Religious Education, Theology, and […]
Some theorists, which include scholars of religion, philosophers, and critical theorists, have conceptualized the so-called Black Studies of religion. This area of Religion Studies is clear concerning its agenda which is to […]
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the mind and behavior (1). The psychology of religion draws on this definition but treats with primacy the topic of religious motivation. According to […]
According to scientific knowledge, the first humans (Homo sapiens, the knowledgable ones) came out of Africa 200 000 years ago. These early humans were just like us moderns in basic character and […]
Most of the world’s major religions evolved out of the ancient civilizations and often have their foundations in the folk traditions that preceded them. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, for example, trace themselves […]
What are some foundational reasons for studying religion? There are several such reasons of which some, this post will attempt to show, can be both academic as well as personal. First and […]
The phenomenology of religion is a methodological approach to religion (as a phenomenon) which searches for patterns of religious experiences or practices across traditions. This includes a concentration on religion’s manifest features, […]
Post-modernism has a presence which is, explains philosopher William Lane Craig, “entrenched in the university subculture in departments of literature, women’s studies, and, significantly, religious studies” (1). But what is it, and […]
The origin of religion is the concerted attempt to isolate a causal primary factor, source, and root of religion (1). Scholars have referred to this causal primary factor as the primordium (the […]
Natural Religion is the idea that there is a religious apprehension of the world common to all human beings. According to Ivan Strenski, it is part of the “normal course of the […]
