Chapter 1: Understanding Religion

Frazer

Key theorist of religion associated with the belief in spirits within nature (animism).

James

Key theorist of religion who posited that religion brings meaning and vitality.

Freud

Key theorist of religion who defined religion as a projection of childhood experience.

Jung

Key theorist of religion who associated religion with individuation and personal development.

Otto

Key theorist of religion who defined religion through a sense of the holy.

Sacramental

A pattern among religions that emphasizes ritual.

Prophetic

A pattern among religions that emphasizes belief and morality.

Mystical

A pattern among religions that emphasizes a sense of oneness with god or