True religion, as Bennett pointed out, begins in a doubt. But “the doubt which religion generates is a doubt about the moral relation of the human soul to God.
--- Joseph Leon Blau[1]
"Religions are big and generally accepted. Cults grow into religions but the bigotry remains the same."[2]
‘Religion’ after all means to Reconnect, according to Cicero derived from relegere "go through again" (in reading or in thought), from re- "again" (see re-) + legere "read" (see lecture (n.)).
Latin religionem (nominative religio) "respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods; conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation; fear of the gods; divine service, religious observance; a religion, a faith, a mode of worship, cult; sanctity, holiness," in Late Latin "monastic life" (5c.).
Religion has been referred to as ‘regulation of reality’ [ Schumaker 095 ]
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There's no sharp distinction between cult and regular religion[3]
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- See more generally: Order; Spirit; Transcendentalism
- Media: Religion is discussed somewhat by Nick Land and Justin Murphy in j19-18's «Ideology, Intelligence, and Capital with Nick Land».
- See related: Monasticism; Asceticism; Spirituality; Tradition; Traditionalism.
- See conversely: Atheism; Disenchantment.
References
- ↑ Title The Christian Interpretation of the Cabala in the Renaissance Author Joseph Leon Blau Publisher Columbia University Press, 1914
- ↑ theguardian.com, r. 2022.
- ↑ aeon.co