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1. According to Herling, what role should affirmation or criticism of religious beliefs and practices play in the academic study of religion? The role that should be played is having sympathy for others , whether the individuals beliefs are critical, neutral, or affirmative , bracketing our prior beliefs and attitudes is first and foremost. 2. What are some of the key terms of Jung’s theory of religion, and what do they mean? What are some of the examples Jung uses to illustrate and support his theories? Jung believed in unconscious projections (Ex :food, mastery, or pleasure) could be transformed into something positive. These ideas and memories make up ones personal unconsciousness as well as the memories and idea humanity shares ( collective unconsciousness) shared concepts that invade one's collective unconscious and emerge as symbols found in dreams, myths, visions are called archetypes. 3. What are some of the key terms of Eliade’s theory of religion, and what do they mean? What are some of the examples Eliade uses to illustrate and support his theories? His literary and scholarly approach to symbols, myth, and religion is defined by fundamental principles and assumptions . He expresses that the origin of religion comes from a complex experience of the sacred. He states some basic assumptions about the sacred: it is not profane; we personally experience it (it shows itself) this action in which the profane presents itself is called “heirophany”. A “Symbol” is one of the three human responses to the sacred, it gives distinctive sense to make the profane appear, A “myth” is the second response, a “ritual” is the third response it is the conscious act of repeating and following standards . Eliade states that “like space, time is neither homogenous nor continuous . By this he means that time is symbolic and some days , events/periods are proclaimed as specials .such as (birthdays, new year, summer break, spring break ) 4. What are some of the key terms of Smart’s theory of religion, and what do they mean? What are some of the examples Smart uses to illustrate and support his theories? Smart had a different approach when it came to the theory of religion , he studies and analyzed the seven dimensions in which humans envision of themselves, and act in the world .The key term is ritual which is a form of centuries, the key term narrative means story. Experiential and emotional are used to define devotion. Social and institutional is a belief of a group and their practices. Ethical and legal defines the rules to human behavior. Religious teachings are defined as doctrinal and philosophical , The final key term material is defined as a place or objects that symbolize the sacred of the supernatural. 5. What are some of the key terms of Tillich’s theory of religion, and what do they mean? What are some of the examples Tillich uses to illustrate and support his theories? Paul Tillich argues that ones religious attitudes are called the ultimate concern. For Tillich, ultimate concern is something that is total, going further Tillich argues that the object of religion is something that is all-encompassing ,