Page 1 WHAT IS “THE STUDY OF RELIGION?”Page 2 CAN WE STUDY RELIGION? • YOU CAN ONLY STUDY YOUR OWN. • RELIGION IS TOO TRANSCENDENT. • RELIGION ISN’T SCIENTIFIC.Page 3 IS IT THEOLOGY?Page 4 RELIGIOUS LITERACY?Page 5 WORLD RELIGIONSPage 6 CURIOSITYPage 7 INFERENCEPage 8 AGENTSPage 9 ANTHROPOMORPHISMPage 10 RELIGION OR POLITICS?Page 11 WHY CALL IT “RELIGION?’Page 12