tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post5262622540813908833..comments2024-03-14T07:29:46.679-07:00Comments on Baha'i Coherence: Religion(s) and ReligionBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536028746119658713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-46619204600637977912009-09-04T10:32:33.772-07:002009-09-04T10:32:33.772-07:00Relgions are the sort of things you could learn a ...Relgions are the sort of things you could learn a lot about in school, whether that be through religious education or the secular study of religion. You could learn about historical figures, doctrines, movements, statistics, communities, etc.<br /><br />Religion, on the other hand, concerns the movement of souls. It is the spiritual force that inquires into and determines the conditions of religious experience. It produces the diverse elements that found in religions, but cannot be reduced to them.<br /><br />For example, Orthodox Jews constantly lean back and forth while reading Torah. This is something that can be observed and studied by all. But it originates at some point in history from someone's spontaneous desire to express his reverence for the Word of God through bowing.Mr. Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477489009466005394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-84961063919856133112009-09-03T23:04:57.978-07:002009-09-03T23:04:57.978-07:00Jalal,
I don't think Greg is arguing that Chr...Jalal,<br /><br />I don't think Greg is arguing that Christianity is not a religion. Instead, he is differentiating between the forms of religion and the spirit animating the religion. For example, while Christianity started from the Spirit of Christ, it eventually changed, but also took on, the form and traditions of the Roman Empire.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162527239228375591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-8326230545550597732009-09-03T22:55:24.291-07:002009-09-03T22:55:24.291-07:00Greg, Can you provide a concise refuting of the ar...Greg, Can you provide a concise refuting of the argument that Christianity is not a religion?Jalalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331841530005665004noreply@blogger.com