Explain how Ninian Smart’s Seven Dimensions of Religion
Explain how Ninian Smart’s Seven Dimensions of Religion
Length: about 2 pages single spaced (750-1000 words)
Due: March 19 11:00pm EST
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Instructions:
Select either Hinduism or Buddhism. Explain how Ninian Smart’s Seven Dimensions of Religion (link below) are expressed in that faith tradition. Identify what you see as a unifying theme for the dimensions, and cite an example of how this theme is present. Include research about the rites, rituals, sacred writings, and in the emotional, social, ethical and material expression of the religion.