Religion and Culture.
First Lecture. Problems and concepts. [ Religion, scien-
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I. The Problem and the particular {problems} realms.
1).
be questionable wether there is a problem at all. Is not reli-
gion simply a part of the general culture and de-
pendent on the history of a particular culture? Many scho-
lars, especially those who deal with primitive cultures would
give an affirmative answer. But would somebody do so who
deals with Roman or Indian or German or Japanese history?
Are the conflicts between religion and culture not a ma-
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jor part of the history of these countries? Certainly, they are.
and this means that | {there must be something special about}
{
a given
form {a culture} {it} or to destroy it. As in culture a religion may be almost eradicated. Although both, religion and culture
{appear} {in man's spirit} are functions of the human
ly enmity, trying to subject and enslave each other. –
But the fact that they can fight {each other} shows also
that {you} they cannot be separated {them} from each other {completely. If you one}
{They belong to each other} Neither is possible without the other and, therefore, you cannot end
their wars by putting each of them on a different island.
This situation leads to some of the most difficult pro-
blems of the philosophy of religion and of the philosophy of
culture. {But} And it leads not only to theoretical [...], but {even more im-}
{portant}, also to most serious and {dangerous} {profound} difficult practical problems.