WHAT IS “THE STUDY OF

RELIGION?”

CAN WE STUDY RELIGION?

• YOU CAN ONLY STUDY YOUR OWN.

• RELIGION IS TOO TRANSCENDENT.

• RELIGION ISN’T SCIENTIFIC.

IS IT THEOLOGY?

RELIGIOUS LITERACY?

WORLD RELIGIONS

CURIOSITY

INFERENCE

AGENTS

ANTHROPOMORPHISM

RELIGION OR POLITICS?

WHY CALL IT

“RELIGION?’