"Consider this remarkable fact: in the Sermon on the Mount, there is not a single word about what to believe, only words about what to do and how to be." - Robin R MeyersIn my World Religions class, we’ve been talking a lot about what constitutes a religion. The dictionary defines religion as a complex set of beliefs and practices often revolving around something which is considered sacred or spiritual. Yet many of the adherents to the "religions" we are studying don't consider their beliefs and practices as a religion, per se, so then, should we? For example, the Diné people and many other indigenous groups don't use the word "religion" at all, rather calling their beliefs and practices "the way of life."
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