The Big Religion Questions

By: The Big Question team (The Open University)

Trust The Big Question team to find the right questions to explore the worlds of faith.

26 Nov

2004

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The religion questions considered by The Big Question so far this series are:

What is religion? BBC

People on their knees, or a moral code? Is there something more to religion? Read more : What is religion?

What does it mean to be religious? BBC

Religion - we might know what they are, and even what we think their followers do. But do we really know what it means? Read more : What does it mean to be religious?

Is too much religion bad for you? BBC

Faith is fine - but can you take a good thing too far? Read more : Is too much religion bad for you?

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Courses
If you'd like to take your interest in this area further, the Open University might have a course for you - regardless of where you live. Many OU courses are available worldwide, making use of the web, email and electronic conferencing. The exact range of courses available to you will depend on the country in which you live.

For a course which compares six of the World's major religions, you might want to consider World Religions. This is a level two course, which means it is fairly advanced and it's recommended that you complete An introduction to the humanities before you start.

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