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World Religions
20 January 2016
Essay 1 on Religion
Religious Perspectives
Religion is a complex topic and has been the foundation of life for
many years so why not study it and try to understand it. For example Mary
many peoples lives and has assumed great political significance in todays
going to talk about the three type of major theories that have evolved from
people saying why religion exists and what it is. The three major groups are
religion is that humans came up with that idea. That there is no supernatural
power and only the world itself. While others materialist believe that some
from a materialist is that people imagine religion to meet their needs and
desires in life.
Mary P. Fisher Living Religion, New Jersey; Pearson 2016 pg. 1.1
Next one is functional perspective and their point of view is based on
sociology they believe that religion is good for the people. They believe it
gives hope, meaning to life and makes you do things that otherwise you
wouldnt do. On that note they believe religion is very useful for helping
people stay healthy, having a sense of purpose and deeper meaning unlike
materialist. They feel that material goals even after they are meat you feel
unfilled but for functionalist people have religious goals that are everlasting.
are people with a point of view that accept what is told to them or what is
writing in their religion books even if they cant perceive it with theyre
normal senses. Faith perspective also believe that there is a mode that your
form of meditation where they rational form, Meditation plays a part in all
and complex. Yet they are all trying to bring some kind of order and can be
difficult to study them at all because they is always something you may miss
or not fully understand it as they do. As Mary Fisher in Living Religion said,
Mary P. Fisher Living Religion, New Jersey; Pearson 2016 pg. 1.1
However trying to understand the traditions that are in the world around us
Work Cited
Mary P. Fisher Living Religion, New Jersey; Pearson 2016 pg. 1.1