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1- In how many ways can understanding religious rituals and history be beneficial in the field of human services? What about in the nursing field?

You mentioned community as one of the reasons for religion, and most religions do provide a sense of community. Many people nowadays meet their need for community in ways other than religion. Many families, for example, have their children on club sports teams. The team includes both parents and children. At practices and games, the parents sit together. They want to see the team and their children succeed. They also collaborate (for example, by holding a car wash) to raise funds for uniforms and tournaments.

2-Is there anything unique about the sense of community that one gets from religion that soccer moms don’t?

3-What does it mean to say that God is transcendent or immanent? What is your perspective on God; is he transcendent or immanent, and how does he manifest this?

4-Interfaith Definitions of Religion How would you define religion in your own words?

5-Women are gods in religion?