What the Heck is Religion?

Throughout human history, religion has profoundly shaped human life ethically, socially, politically, psychologically, and existentially. And yet, how religion is defined-what we identify as something religious-- is, by definition, controversial. What is religion? How do we go about substantively describing it? What power does religion play in human life and why? How does it function in human life? What meaning and values do people find in their religious or spiritual experiences? Does religion play an important role in the contemporary world? What academic approaches are available to study it? What does being religious mean to for you and to you? Fulfills HU Distribution.