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elected government cannot enforce, support, or encourage a particular religion because of the
establishment clause
what does the free exercise clause say? elected government does not have the right to
interfere with its citizens religious practices
what approach to religious studies is appropriate in an academic setting at a public university,
considering the Supreme Court's principal of the separation of church and state (as evidence in
cases like Schempp vs. Abington School District) social scientific analysis
A student and his teacher sparked controversy over the separation of church and state in:
Kearny, NJ
The student alleged that his teacher, by making theological claims in class, violated the:
establishment clause
First amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof
School District (PA) vs. Schempp (1963) whether or not the PA law that says verses should
be read at the start of every school day was constitutional or not
Supreme Court Justice Clark they are in violation of the command of the first amendment
that the government maintain strict neutrality, neither aiding nor opposing religion
This court made the distinction between religious instruction, and teaching about religion
3 ways to study religion Theological studies // Humanistic studies // Human sciences
, Theological studies aimed at articulating the principles of the participant's viewpoint
humanistic studies uncovers similarities through comparative work and understands diverse
participant viewpoints to share universal values
Human sciences understands all claims concerning the existence as such things as deep
essences, self-evident meanings, and universal values to comprise an instance of data
This course is an example of studying religion as a human science
an oral story that narrates the deeds of superhuman beings, according to Smith, is a: myth
Smith says rituals do NOT include: habits
which of the following stages of ritual marks a separation of the initiate from the present mode
of existence? preliminal
expressive theory of ritual suggests that rituals are: ends in themselves
many scholars see essentialism as a problematic approach Douglas's dirt/soil distinction
complicated relationships between classifiers, the system of classification, and that which they
classify
phenomenology the study of what presents itself
"religion can only be experienced and insufficiently expressed" Rudolph Otto (essentialist)
elected government cannot enforce, support, or encourage a particular religion because of the
establishment clause
what does the free exercise clause say? elected government does not have the right to
interfere with its citizens religious practices
what approach to religious studies is appropriate in an academic setting at a public university,
considering the Supreme Court's principal of the separation of church and state (as evidence in
cases like Schempp vs. Abington School District) social scientific analysis
A student and his teacher sparked controversy over the separation of church and state in:
Kearny, NJ
The student alleged that his teacher, by making theological claims in class, violated the:
establishment clause
First amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof
School District (PA) vs. Schempp (1963) whether or not the PA law that says verses should
be read at the start of every school day was constitutional or not
Supreme Court Justice Clark they are in violation of the command of the first amendment
that the government maintain strict neutrality, neither aiding nor opposing religion
This court made the distinction between religious instruction, and teaching about religion
3 ways to study religion Theological studies // Humanistic studies // Human sciences
, Theological studies aimed at articulating the principles of the participant's viewpoint
humanistic studies uncovers similarities through comparative work and understands diverse
participant viewpoints to share universal values
Human sciences understands all claims concerning the existence as such things as deep
essences, self-evident meanings, and universal values to comprise an instance of data
This course is an example of studying religion as a human science
an oral story that narrates the deeds of superhuman beings, according to Smith, is a: myth
Smith says rituals do NOT include: habits
which of the following stages of ritual marks a separation of the initiate from the present mode
of existence? preliminal
expressive theory of ritual suggests that rituals are: ends in themselves
many scholars see essentialism as a problematic approach Douglas's dirt/soil distinction
complicated relationships between classifiers, the system of classification, and that which they
classify
phenomenology the study of what presents itself
"religion can only be experienced and insufficiently expressed" Rudolph Otto (essentialist)
