![[In 586 BC] Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into
his hand, with some of the vessels of the house
of God. And he brought them back to Babylon,
to the house of his god, and placed the vessels
in the treasury of his god.
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INT-244 Topic 1a Introduction to Studying Religions.
- 3. Describe a conversation you had with someone from another religion And what surprised you the most
- 4. When Daniel took INT-244
- 5. [In 586 BC] Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them back to Babylon, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. (Dan 1:1–2 ESV)
- 6. Then Nebuchadnezzar commanded Ashpenaz, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all w i s d o m , e n d o w e d w i t h k n o w l e d g e , understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. (Dan 1:3–4 ESV)
- 7. Qualifications Daniel 1:1-4 • Presentable (social skills) • Skillful with knowledge • Learned • Soft skills (decorum) • Teachable Nebuchadnezzar
- 8. Education Daniel 1:1-4 • Language • Culture • Religion of Babylonians Nebuchadnezzar
- 9. Daniel’s Faith Daniel 1:1-4 • Cultural Immersion • Kept his Faith Nebuchadnezzar
- 10. Announcements
- 11. Assignments Show & Tell Interview of Field Trip
- 15. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever tasted
- 16. Course Overview
- 17. Schedule • Each Topic is 2 - 2 ½ weeks • Each Topic will have one assignment & one quiz at the end • Quizzes and assignments are due Sunday @ 11:59 PM at the end of topic. • Quizzes are online, open book, and take home about 20-25 questions. • Quizzes cover lecture and reading • Study review will be posted the week of the quiz.
- 18. Schedule Topic 1 How to Study Religion Christianity Quiz 1a Syllabus, APA, Class Rules Quiz 1b Topic 1 Topic 2 Judaism Field Trip Sep 29 @ 5:15 PM Quiz Topic 2 Topic 3 Islam Essay on Branch of Islam Quiz Topic 3 Topic 4 Hinduism Essay on Hinduism Quiz Topic 4 Topic 5 Buddhism No Essay Quiz Topic 5 Topic 6 Asian Folk Religion Biography of an Asian Deity Quiz Topic 6 Topic 7 American & African Folk CLC Group Presentations
- 19. Show & Tell • Group CLC Project • Sign up with your group for a day to present • Present a 10-minute report on a ritual, religious object, or “thing” • CLC Groups to be created after the roster is fi xed
- 20. Quiz 1a due Sun. Sep 17 @ 11:59 PM Syllabus, Class Rules, APA Read this week’s announcements
- 22. INT-244 | World Religions | Topic 1b Studying Religion
- 23. De fi nition of Culture A society's complex integrated coping mechanism consisting of learned patterned concepts and behavior plus their underlying perspectives (worldview) and resulting artifacts (material culture) Kraft. (1996). Anthopology for a Christian Witness. Orbis Books. p. 38.
- 24. Culture is Learned • Personality hardware • Culture software • Identity socially constructed
- 25. Culture is Learned • Personality RAM • Culture Mac OS Ventura • Identity Settings & Pro fi le
- 26. Culture is unconscious We are unaware of our own culture We are unaware of our identity
- 28. Behaviors Traditions Cultural Artifacts Values Political Beliefs Religious Beliefs Worldview Exegete Culture
- 29. Behaviors Traditions Cultural Artifacts Values Political Beliefs Religious Beliefs Worldview Exegete Understand Culture
- 31. A religion is a system of beliefs and practices that by means of its cultus directs a person toward transcendence and, thus, provides meaning and coherence to a person’s life. (Winfried, 2014, p. 28)
- 32. What’s the difference between religious systems (a) ideology (b) social philosophy
- 33. Socialism The Lost Cause Conspiracies Ideologies & Social Philosophies
- 34. Religious Systems 1. Ultimate issues 2. Sacred spaces, rituals, objects, times 3. Displace other religions
- 35. Ex. Communism • Political Ideology but doesn’t engage ultimate issues • Customs & traditions but doesn’t have religious practices • Many adherents but doesn’t displace other religions
- 37. Components • Sacred Story (metanarrative) • Sacred Text(s) • Sacred Community • Sacred Spaces • Sacred Beliefs • Sacred Rituals • Sacred Objects • Sacred People
- 38. What are components of Christianity? • Sacred Story (metanarrative) • Sacred Text(s) • Sacred Community • Sacred Spaces • Sacred Beliefs • Sacred Rituals • Sacred Objects • Sacred People
- 39. Ethnography How we study religion
- 41. Behaviors Traditions Cultural Artifacts Values Political Beliefs Religious Beliefs Worldview Exegete Culture
- 42. Behaviors Traditions Cultural Artifacts Values Political Beliefs Religious Beliefs Worldview Exegete Understand Culture
- 43. Ethnography
- 44. An ethnographer…is a person who writes a description of a cultural group or situation using participant observation and informant interviews. The product of the research is the ethnography or written account of that particular culture. Shalinsky, Audrey. Ethnographer. In James Birx Ed. Encyclopedia of anthropology. Vol. 1 Sage Publication. p. 849
- 45. Ethnography - How we “do” cultural anthropology Method — in-person fi eld work, observations, gathering data Writing — Rich, thick descriptions, details, helping the reader to feel there
- 46. Exegete Components of Religion • What is the Sacred Story (metanarrative) • What are their Sacred Text(s) • Who composes the Sacred Community • Where are their Sacred Spaces • What are their Sacred Beliefs • What are their Sacred Rituals • What are their Sacred Objects • Who are their Sacred Religious Leaders
- 47. Ethnography: Exegeting Culture Religious Community INT-244 Student
- 48. Ethnography: Exegeting Culture Reader Stories Rituals Objects Sacred Spaces Texts Religious Community INT-244 Student
- 49. Ethnography: Exegeting Culture Reader Student Biases Study Stories Rituals Objects Sacred Spaces Texts Religious Community INT-244 Student
- 50. What are our biases?
- 51. How do we bracket Our biases?