The million dollar question--what is religion?
According to Merriam- Webster:
1
a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion>
b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2
: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3
archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
I would like to present the argument of religion versus spiritual belief.
Ah. Tricky subject.
I would like to present the argument of religion versus spiritual belief.
Ah. Tricky subject.
Can one be spiritual without being religious? If you are spiritual, are you religious?
Or even--
How does religion versus spiritual belief influence one's personality traits and personal decisions?
Or--
"Second, given the theoretical and empirical links between personality and values (see below),
questions arise as to whether religiousness is uniquely related to personality and values, and
whether values are better predictors of religion than personality. In other words, is religion, in
terms of individual differences, closer to strict personality traits or to values? Third, as spirituality
emerges today as a distinct construct from religiousness (e.g., Zinnbauer and Pargament 2005),
we investigated how spirituality, apart from or similarly to religion, is related to personality and
values" (Saroglou 83). Intriguing. So how does religion affect the individual?
Let me know what you think? How does religion affect you? Does a spiritual practice differ from religious practice?
References:
http://ehis.ebscohost.com.ez2.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&sid=57a1b3ef-5169-40a6-bcbf-5d7b6719d08e%40sessionmgr104&hid=110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=31244827
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Mar2008, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p83-101. 19p. 5 Charts.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/religion
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