In a reflective essay of 3-5 pages, and using the Christiano text, Lesson 3 and online readings, your MTB exercise, and any other credible and authoritative sources you might choose, please address the following multi-part question in depth:
Consider the concepts of religion as a group phenomenon, church-sect typology, fundamentalism, religious socialization, and conflict associated with religion, all of which you should read about for this assignment. What is the most important of these concepts in explaining the state of religion in the modern world? How does that concept compare to at least one of the others? How does this (or either) concept apply to at least one of the religious groups you’ve learned about in this class?
