Sunday, November 06, 2005

What Is Religion?

Lately I've been thinking about the word "religion." It's one of those words that I've always assumed that I understood--but closer inspection revealed its elusiveness and my ignorance.

The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance provide this helpful collection of definitions, while admitting that none of them are totally satisfying. The rest of their site is a wealth of information, and well-worth further investigation.

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