Max Weber published four major texts on religion in a context of economic sociology and his rationalization thesis: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ( 1905 ), The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism ( 1915 ), The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism ( 1915 ), and Ancient Judaism ( 1920 ).

Born out of the context of the French Wars of Religion, they were most active between 1573, a year after the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and 1584.

His conclusion: " Religion plays a role in suicide terrorism, but mainly in the context of national resistance " and not Islam per se but " the dynamics of religious difference " are what matter ( 166-67 ).

Religion at its best is out in front, ever beckoning and leading on, and, as Lippman put it, `` mobilizing all man's scattered energies in one triumphant sense of his own infinite importance ''.

Religion is vitally necessary in both societal maintenance and regulation.

The justification for attributing life to objects was stated by David Hume in his Natural History of Religion ( Section III ): " There is a universal tendency among mankind to conceive all beings like themselves, and to transfer to every object those qualities with which they are familiarly acquainted, and of which they are intimately conscious.

According to estimates of the Word Religion Database 2005 the share of Muslims is 1. 2 %.

Religion is thus seen as orderly, unified, and progressive from age to age.

Uncharacteristically, Jefferson's first two recordings from this session were gospel songs (" I Want to be like Jesus in my Heart " and " All I Want is that Pure Religion "), released under the name Deacon L. J. Bates.

Religion that makes the words of its leader, be he Pope or other, equal with the Word of God is false.

In Thailand's constitutional monarchy, the monarch is recognized as the Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, Upholder of the Buddhist Religion, and Defender of the Faith.

The rabbinical school of the Academy for Jewish Religion in California is led by Conservative rabbi Mel Gottlieb.

He is not perfectly trustworthy in details, and his agenda is always to inculcate culturally " correct " Stoic opinions, perhaps so that his readers will not feel guilty, but Jane Ellen Harrison found survivals of archaic rites mentioned by Aelian very illuminating in her Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion ( 1903, 1922 ).

: This subject is discussed in more detail in Religion and capital punishment.

), Kant's Philosophy of Religion Re-examined ( Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991 ); an argument against Kant as deist is Stephen Palmquist's " Kant's Theistic Solution ".

Anglicans adhere to a range of views although the teaching on the matter in the Articles of Religion holds that the presence is real only in a heavenly and spiritual sense.

Although details are unclear, there is evidence that in 1577 Oxford attempted to leave England to see service in the French Wars of Religion on the side of King Henry III.

Often referred to as Gaianism, or the Gaian Religion, this spiritual aspect of the philosophy is very broad and inclusive, making it adaptable to other religions: Taoism, Neo-Paganism, Pantheism, Judeo-Christian Religions, and many others.

Religion is an integral part of the history of this concept.

Ian Barbour in his book Issues in Science and Religion ( 1966 ), p. 133, cites Arthur Eddington's The Nature of the Physical World ( 1928 ) for a text that argues The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principles provides a scientific basis for " the defense of the idea of human freedom " and his Science and the Unseen World ( 1929 ) for support of philosophical idealism " the thesis that reality is basically mental ".

Calvin developed his theology in his biblical commentaries as well as his sermons and treatises, but the most concise expression of his views is found in his magnum opus, the Institutes of the Christian Religion.

* Independent Religion – From the Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Jainism: "... Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, it is one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence.

In Twelver Shi ' a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion.

Karl Marx asserted that " Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions.

* In the video game Civilization V: Gods & Kings, there are two Steam achievements: " Nobody expects ..." with the description " As Spain, use an Inquisitor to remove another Religion ", and the more explicit " Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition " whose description is " Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Isabella ".

The story is often told that in 1755, Nathaniel Gilbert, while convalescing, read a treatise of John Wesley, " An Appeal to men of Reason and Religion " sent to him by his brother Francis.

Thus, Wicca in particular is sometimes referred to by its proponents as " The Old Religion ", a term popularised by Margaret Murray in the 1920s, while Germanic neopaganism is referred to in some of its varieties as Forn Sed (" Old Custom ").

Religion is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, and institutions associated with such belief.

Humanism is a non-theistic belief system and, as such, it could be a sub-category of " Religion " only if that term is defined to mean " Religion and ( any ) belief system ".

Religion in Vietnam has historically been largely defined by the East Asian mix of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.

The reconciliation, however, was preceded by reports of a plot to assassinate the new Druk Gyalpo before his coronation could take place and to set fire to the Tashichho Dzong ( Fortress of the Glorious Religion, the seat of government in Thimphu ).

* In the Hainish Cycle, while interaction with cultures is rather free, the Planet of Exile mentions the Law of Cultural Embargo, which states: No Religion or Congruence shall be disseminated, no technique or theory shall be taught, no cultural set or pattern shall be exported, nor shall para-verbal speech be used with any non-Communicant high-intelligence lifeform, or any Colonial Planet, until it be judged by the Area Council with the consent or the Plenum that such a planet be ready for Control or for Membership

It is set in Paris in August 1572 during the reign of Charles IX ( a member of the Valois dynasty ) and the French Wars of Religion.

To commemorate their 30th anniversary, Bad Religion played a 30-day tour, playing a 30-song set each night.

On October 18, 2010, Bad Religion released a vinyl box set of all their albums that is limited to 3000 copies, including their 1983 album Into the Unknown, which had been out of print for over 25 years.

* Cook, Arthur Bernard, Zeus: A Study in Ancient Religion, ( 3 volume set ), ( 1914 – 1925 ).

The story is set against the back drop of the enforcement of Indian boarding schools, the California Gold Rush and the rise of the Ghost Dance Religion.

HârnMaster Core Rules was published by Columbia Games and later supplemented by HârnMaster Religion, HârnMaster Magic, HârnMaster Barbarians, and HârnManor ( a set of rules for developing consistent medieval manors for use as role-playing settings or as settings for collaborative fiction ).

It was not reissued in any format until 2010, when it was issued on vinyl as part of the box set 30 Years of Bad Religion.

In December, the band released the vinyl box set 30 Years of Bad Religion, which reissued all 15 of the band's LPs, including Into the Unknown.

In the spring of 1945, Metropolitan Irineu asked the Ministry of Religion to set up another post of vicar bishop for the Metropolitanate of Moldavia.

The Shi ' a Roots of Religion are a set of theological beliefs, in contrast to the ten practices prescribed in the Shi ' a Branches of Religion.