Include at least one specific example that exemplifies

ubmit a Discussion post of 250 words, summarizing the course text’s definition for the term religious marketplace and then provide your own definition of religion based on what you have read with regard to the major resemblances between religions. In addition, compare aspects of your own experience with religion against the definition you provided. Finally, evaluate whether your society includes elements of the religious marketplace. Include at least one specific example that exemplifies whether or not your society functions as a religious marketplace.

References:

Kurtz, L. R. (2016). Gods in the global village: The world’s religions in sociological perspective (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Chapter 1, “Religious Life in the Global Village”

“Tools of the Trade” (pp. 9–23)

“Major Themes in the Sociology of Religion” (pp. 42–44