Religious groups

Groups that are differentiated in various ways by geography, class, ethnicity, and other forms of social differentiation have become transformed into "religions" in large part. That is a the single assertion of my paper. I would like to focus the paper into Christianity. How can I search for materials in Logos?

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MJ. Smith

I can't answer that. I was taught via anthropology/sociology/comparative religion that religions (including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism ...) usually begin as a cult among a specific group of disenfranchised people. From that it either expands to a broader group or dies out within a few generations. Those that expand become sects and religions. This pattern fits nicely to movements within Christianity as well as to Christianity itself. Unfortunately, I offended a good friend when I pointed out that her sect was used as a classic example of this dynamic. Oops!

JT (alabama24)

That is a the single assertion of my paper.

How can I search for materials in Logos?

Was this an assigned topic? If not, it sounds like you are putting the cart in front of the horse. You should have no assertion until you have completed your research. (That is the purpose of research, after all).

It seems to me that your topic is highly technical and resources will be scarce. You may have more luck with journal articles.

I would suggest that you contact your school's library and set up an appointment with a research librarian.

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1268431#Comment_1268431

My assignment was “write a 12 page essay explaining how religious groups like Christianity were based on religious sectors and identities.”

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1268427#Comment_1268427

This is for an anthropology of religion class.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1268471#Comment_1268471

This is for an anthropology of religion class.

What are the basic texts for the class ... that would give me a bit of understanding of the expectations.

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1268503#Comment_1268503

Pamela A. Moro. Magic Witchcraft and Religion: A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion.

Ellen Meloy, The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky

Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens

Jarvis Williams, Redemptive Kingdom Diversity: A Biblical Theology of the People of God

Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas on Nature and Grace: Selections from the Summa Theologica

Dante's Inferno

Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel

Richard Lints, Identity and Idolatry: The Image of God and Its Inversion

Talal Asad, Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam

Fiona Bowie, The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction

Augustine, City of God

Wilfred Cantwell Smith, The Meaning and End of Religion

Darrell Bock, Cultural Intelligence: Living for God in a Diverse, Pluralistic World (used for Book Review).

Josephus, Jewish Wars

Robert Welsch, Luis Vivanco, Agustin Fuentes, Anthropology: Asking Questions About Human Origins, Diversity, and Culture

Lynden O. Williams

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1268547#Comment_1268547

Look in Encyclopaedias, use Factbook or Topic Guide.