ESSAY : What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition to be called a religion?

What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition to be called a religion?
Illustrate your points by referring to the commonalities of the three Western religions including a common western religious ethos.
How do different fields of study approach religion?
What are some critical issues in the academic study of religion?

Include specific examples from the various religious traditions described in the Week 1 readings, such as a belief in one God or many gods and goddesses, church on Sunday, holy mountains, or the Quakers calling each other friends. You may also include examples from your own religious tradition or another religious tradition with which you are familiar

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are the three western religions.

The book we are studying is \”Experiencing the World\’s Religions.

Can you please get as close to 750 words as possible please.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition to be called a religion? Religion can be defined as an arrangement of beliefs and practices by human, which are shared. Generally, for a given tradition to be termed as a religion, there are a number of essential practices and beliefs that must accompany it. For instance, every religion encompasses a belief system, which is recognized by all members that subscribe to such a tradition. Another essential for a tradition to be called religion is the presence of central myths stories that are used in the expression of religious groups which are passed on from generation to generation. Examples of such myths include Exodus of Israelites from Egypt as well as death and Resurrection of Christ among Christians and Muhammad’s escape from Mecca among the Muslims (Argyle & Beit-Hallahmi, 2014). Religions are also characterized by typical emotional experiences with emotions such as dread, guilt, rebirth, bliss as well as inner peace having great association with a religion. Moreover, traditions such as material expression are…