Comments on: Aboriginal Religion http://www.postkiwi.com/2005/aboriginal-religion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aboriginal-religion Duncan Macleod on Faith and Culture Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:46:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Stone http://www.postkiwi.com/2005/aboriginal-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Matt Stone Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.pacifichighlander.postkiwi.com/?p=320#comment-1391 This parallels the contemporary failure amongst evangelicals to recognise interest in ghosts, yoga and reiki courses as "religion" worthy of study. I believe it comes down to the distinction between formal religion and folk religion. As folk religion focuses on "getting the job done" issues and often lacks a sophisticated theology, creeds, etc, it is hard for people who see such things as essential to religions to recognise something so different as related. This parallels the contemporary failure amongst evangelicals to recognise interest in ghosts, yoga and reiki courses as “religion” worthy of study.

I believe it comes down to the distinction between formal religion and folk religion. As folk religion focuses on “getting the job done” issues and often lacks a sophisticated theology, creeds, etc, it is hard for people who see such things as essential to religions to recognise something so different as related.

]]> By: Stephen G http://www.postkiwi.com/2005/aboriginal-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Stephen G Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:32:00 +0000 http://www.pacifichighlander.postkiwi.com/?p=320#comment-1390 Reminiscent of Christina's posting a while back : see <a href="http://wherearewegoin.blogspot.com/2005/07/non-western-theology.html" rel="nofollow">Wherearewegoin</a> Reminiscent of Christina’s posting a while back : see Wherearewegoin

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