Chapter 9 Discussion Questions

  1. Discuss the integration of Eastern religions into the West. Identify and describe changes in the traditions as they are practiced in new locations.
  1. Detail the relationship of Enlightenment rational thought with the Romantic movement as a foundation of new age religions.
  1. Explain how a new religious movement might unfold within a larger religious tradition.
  1. Describe the nature of religious fundamentalism and what it seeks to accomplish.
  1. Discuss new age religiosity in comparison with examples of traditional religious traditions.
  1. Explain how Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ideology of nonviolent civil disobedience developed with the influence of other religious theorists.
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