Dr. Martha Reineke Engages with the Question: How Do You Respond to the Claim: “All Religions Are the Same, They Just Use Different Symbols”?

Martha Reineke; Alfred Benney

Dr. Martha Reineke Engages with the Question: How Do You Respond to the Claim: “All Religions Are the Same, They Just Use Different Symbols”?

Martha Reineke
, Alfred Benney

Fairfield University

University of Northern Iowa

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Abstract

How do you respond to the claim: “All religions are the same, they just use different symbols”?

Dr. Martha Reineke discusses her claim that all religions are distinctively not the same. She finds value in the differences in religion, and to paint over these differences negates their true meaning. While Reineke does say that we can look for patterns common to religious systems, but that this eliminates the characteristics of diversity and uniqueness that enrich our study.

Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
State	Published - Nov 21 1999

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities
Religion
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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