Giving New Religions a ChancePrior to this week’s class I had a greatly biased stance against new religions. The only ones I could think of were jokes or cults. And…Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
A Look into GenderPrior to this lesson I had a very limited understanding of gender. I was aware that it was understood within a spectrum, but I didn’t…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Recognizing SpacesI had a hard time understanding today’s lesson, at least way more than usual. So, from what I was able to gather, I’d say that a “space” I…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Texts and ReligionsWhat I gathered from today’s lesson was that although texts are the foundation for some of the most popular religions in the world…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Who Gets Left Out of Religion?Before this lecture I could say I was part of the number of people who believed religion had a lot more to do with holy books and norms…Sep 5, 2020Sep 5, 2020
A Take on “Religion: Some Basics”Growing up I’d always understood religion as a concrete term. In my eyes it was a word that was used to discern the socially and…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
Differentiating Religious StudiesBefore this lesson, I knew of the existence of Religious Studies and Theology as two separate fields of study, but I could not coherently…Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020