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The human search
for ultimate meaning in life. A quest for and response to ultimacy.
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The quest for the
values of the ideal life and for the means of achieving them, including a
world view that relates this quest to the surrounding universe.
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"A set of
symbolic forms and acts which relate man to the ultimate condition of his
existence." (Robert Bellah)
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A specific system
of belief in God, doctrines, etc. God’s relation to humanity and the
universe.
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A set of rituals
which transform the state of man. Rituals which are rationalized and
confirmed by sacred myths. A supernatural power behind the ritual brings the
transformation.
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The feeling of
absolute dependence. A sense and taste for the infinite. (F. Schleiermacher)
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An exploration in
self-discovery.
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"What an
individual does with his solitariness" (Alfred North Whitehead)
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"A person’s
ultimate concern" (Paul Tillich)
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"A system of
beliefs and practices directed to the ultimate concern of society."
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A personalized
set or institutional system of beliefs and practices pertaining to the
supernatural. (Supernatural: An order of existence beyond human experience
and observation)
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Belief in
invisible superhuman power together with feelings and practices that flow
from such a belief.
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Humanity
encountering what is authentically real and unconditionally important.
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"[The seeking] of divine truth,
exploring who we are, why we’re here, and how we should live." (Joel
Beversluis, ed., Sourcebook of the world’s Religions)
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Ways of
interpreting life and ways of living.
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Belief about
reality and living in accord with that belief.
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The search for
the "more" of life; questioning, seeking truth.
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The ultimate
sense that people give to their existence.
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The betterment of
yourself and the betterment of the world you live in.
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A set of beliefs
and practices designed to improve the nature of oneself.
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A means to
ultimate transformation.
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A way to
understand this experience that we call "life"
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Religion is the
journey of life whereupon individuals attempt to achieve the highest
possible good by adjusting their lives to the strongest and most magnificent
power in the universe.
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A set of beliefs and practices which serve
to subordinate us to something superior or holy in order to justify the
events that control our lives
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A person’s journey within themselves and
within society on a search for truth, love, community, and "holy
connection".