Maria TorresGiving 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…2 min read·Nov 29, 2020----
Maria TorresA 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…2 min read·Oct 23, 2020----
Maria TorresRecognizing 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…2 min read·Oct 4, 2020----
Maria TorresTexts 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…2 min read·Sep 29, 2020----
Maria TorresWho 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…2 min read·Sep 5, 2020----
Maria TorresA 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…2 min read·Aug 30, 2020----
Maria TorresDifferentiating 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…1 min read·Aug 27, 2020----