Week 3 Dicussion

42330Post a paragraph of your evaluation of religious authority and power in the two religions you chose. In a second paragraph, discuss the idea that if a higher power confers authority and shapes the religious institution, how does this influence the culture that practices the religion? Can people change values in the culture if the religion originally sets the precedence? Support your assertions by making at least 2 references, in proper APA format, to your course readings.

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”
“Religious Rituals” (pp. 30–42)
Chapter 2, “A Sociological Tour: Turning East”
“Hindu Rituals” (pp. 62–67)
“Buddhist Rituals” (pp. 74–75)
Chapter 3, “The Tour: Western Religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam”
“Jewish Ritual” (pp. 99–101)
“Christian Rituals” (pp. 106–108)
Chapter 4, “Indigenous Religions”
“Indigenous Rituals” (pp. 141–150)