Explain the term ‘religion’ identifying the problems with a definition.

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Explain the term ‘religion’ identifying the problems with a definition.

    In this essay I will attempt to explain the word ‘religion’. This is a difficult task because the word covers so many things. Many people have tried to define religion. The Oxford Dictoinary outlines religion as,

     “A particular system of faith and worship.”

This definition isn’t wrong but it doesn’t cover the multifaceted nature of religion.

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    Religion can be broken down into three main sections – spirituality, faith and practices. Firstly, spirituality is the spiritual quality that someone possesses. Faith is the reliance or trust in a particular belief and religious practices are actions or a life style showing dedication to a particular belief or set of beliefs. For example, going to church.

    These three things make up the basis for religion. The definition of religion also depends on how you percieve it. A person looking at a religion from an outside perspective would see it in a completely different way compared ...

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