Understanding Religion 101

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Johnson Kinyua

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1 - Global Religious Landscape

1 - Global Religious Landscape.html

1 - Global Religious Landscape.mp4

06:03

2 - Religious Unaffiliated

2 - Religious Nones.mp4

05:30

2 - Unaffiliated.html

3 - Is Religion Dying

3 - Death of Religion.html

3 - Is religion set for extinction.mp4

05:29

4 - Religious Literacy

4 - Religious Literacy and religious illiteracy.mp4

05:50

4 - What is religious literacy.html

5 - What is Religion

5 - Belief in the Supernatural.mp4

02:17

5 - Religion and the supernatural.html

6 - Idea of God.html

6 - Notion of God.mp4

03:47

7 - Defining Religion Continued.mp4

04:01

7 - What is Religion.html

8 - Basic elements of religion.html

8 - Elementary Religious Phenomena.mp4

05:42

6 - Genesis of the Study of Religion

9 - Genesis of the Study of Religion.mp4

06:17

9 - Religion Defined.html

10 - Genus of Religion.mp4

06:36

10 - Rudimentary form of Religion.html

11 - Animism Defined.mp4

05:52

12 - Religion as Magic a pseudo science.mp4

03:30

7 - Emergence of the Science of Religion Naturism and Primitive Religion

11 - Science of Religion.html

13 - Emergence of the Science of Religion.mp4

04:59

14 - Naturism and Primitive Religion.mp4

05:18

15 - Religion and Economic Structures.mp4

02:09

16 - Religion and Personality.mp4

05:24

17 - Totemism.mp4

04:49

18 - Totemism as Primitive Religion.mp4

08:05

19 - Religion as a Comprehensive Program of Human Salvation.mp4

07:13

20 - Religion as a the Sense of the Numinous.mp4

08:12

8 - Phenomenology of Religion

12 - Comparative Religion.html

21 - Idea of Comparative Religion.mp4

07:05

22 - Religion as a Cultural System.mp4

04:26

23 - Dimensions of Religion Part I.mp4

08:35

24 - Lesson 24 Dimensions of Religion Part II.mp4

07:41

9 - Empathetic Approach

25 - Empathetic Approach.mp4

06:55

26 - Empathetic Approach Practical Interfaith Engagements Part I.mp4

07:05

27 - Empathetic Approach Practical Interfaith Engagements Part II.mp4

04:36

Description

Welcome to the course on “Understanding Religion”

What You'll Learn?

Define "religion" and reflect on why religion matters
Learn why religion continues to play a significant role in our world today
Understand why knowledge on religion is important in our daily encounter with other human beings
Introduction to religious illiteracy
Understand the dangers of religious illiteracy
Learn about fields of religious experiences
Understand why there is a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation
Learn different approaches to the study of world religions

Who is this for?

Human beings are spiritual beings who seek ultimate meaning in life. Religion provides that meaning. This class offers a unique opportunity to understand and compare religious patterns found around the world. If you are looking to understand religion and learn more about individual religions of the world, then this course is for you.

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Have you ever wondered why 85% of the global population identifies with some form of a religious tradition? Religion continues to play a significant role in shaping cultures, influencing governments, families, and daily habits worldwide.
This course ventures into understanding and comparing religious patterns found around the world. It involves an appreciative introduction to religion as a phenomenon which has varying spiritual intentions and meanings.
The term â€œreligionâ€ derives its meaning from a Latin word that translates â€œto tie againâ€ or â€œto tie backâ€. An empathetic approach reveals that all religions share the goal of tying people back to something behind the surface of life. Almost all religions of the world hold a belief in a greater reality which lies beyond the world that we can perceive with our human senses. Religion tries to connect people with this greater reality.
Knowledge of religion helps us understand our nationhood and our place in global citizenship. Both contexts are notoriously religious. Religion plays a significant role in both national and international politics as well as culture. We will learn together why â€œreligionâ€ continues to inspire many while repelling others.
The overall goal of this course is to help you see the human person as a spiritual being who seeks ultimate meaning in life and to see religion as providing that meaning.

Objectives:
At the end of this module you should be able to answer confidently:
What is religion?
Why is it that religion has held such a major place in human history?
Why does religion matter?
Do humans inherently have a religious nature independent of any other factor?
Why have people always drawn from religion energy needed to live?
What is religious literacy?
Why is the knowledge of religion important in understanding our world today?
What are the elements that make religion?
Who this course is for:
Human beings are spiritual beings who seek ultimate meaning in life. Religion provides that meaning. This class offers a unique opportunity to understand and compare religious patterns found around the world. If you are looking to understand religion and learn more about individual religions of the world, then this course is for you.

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Johnson Kinyua

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My name is Johnson Kĩriakũ wa Kĩnyua the founder and CEO of Kasisi Brands. This includes Kĩriakũ Teaches, Kasisi Global Institute, and Kasisi Facing Mount Kenya. I am a trained theologian, an ordained Presbyterian minister, a motivational speaker, and a professor of religion and ethics. I hold a PhD degree in Religion from the University of Birmingham (England).

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