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Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. It is an essentially contested concept. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings.

The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness of individual death, a sense of community, and dreams. Religions have sacred histories, narratives, and mythologies, preserved in oral traditions, sacred texts, symbols, and holy places, that may attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena. Religious practice may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, matrimonial and funerary services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, or public service.

There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, though nearly all of them have regionally based, relatively small followings. Four religions—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism—account for over 77% of the world's population, and 92% of the world either follows one of those four religions or identifies as nonreligious, meaning that the vast majority of remaining religions account for only 8% of the population combined. The religiously unaffiliated demographic includes those who do not identify with any particular religion, atheists, and agnostics, although many in the demographic still have various religious beliefs. Many world religions are also organized religions, most definitively including the Abrahamic religions Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, while others are arguably less so, in particular folk religions, indigenous religions, and some Eastern religions. A portion of the world's population are members of new religious movements. Scholars have indicated that global religiosity may be increasing due to religious countries having generally higher birth rates.

The study of religion comprises a wide variety of academic disciplines, including theology, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and social scientific studies. Theories of religion offer various explanations for its origins and workings, including the ontological foundations of religious being and belief.

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What is Christianity?

Serial: SF-03030B

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Love, Evil, Religion
Unknown

The Future of Religion

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#1

Religion, Work, Ego
Unknown

Feast of the Dedication of a Church, XXIII Sunday after Pentecost

Serial: MS-00463A

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Building, Silence, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Sunday - Resurrection, Day of GLory

Serial: MS-00475

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Priest, Religion, Doubt
Mount Saviour Monastery

Mystical Unity Through Resurrection

Faith, Religion, Community

Prayer, Procession at Mass

Serial: MS-00613

Chapter Talks

Faith, Priest, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

On the Mass

Serial: MS-00631

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Priest, Evil, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Journey Through Christian Liturgy

Faith, Religion, Doubt

Embracing Divine Gifts Through Humility

Intimacy, Religion, Priest

Formation of Christian People through Liturgy, Catholic Art Association Convention

Gratitude, Religion, Priest
Mount Saviour Monastery

Dialogue and Divinity in Buber's Thought

Evil, Faith, Religion

Monastic Evolution: From Solitude to Scholarship

War, Religion, Priest

Triumph Through Trials of Faith

Fasting, Enemies, Religion

Concelebration and Participation of the Faithful

Serial: MS-00951B

Chapter Talks

Religion, Peace, Silence
Mount Saviour Monastery

The Spiritual Art; Peace: How To Be, Think, Speak and Act Peacefully

Serial: MS-00955B

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Peace, Continuous Practice, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Spiritual Dimensions in Global Contexts

Religion, Continuous Practice

Cities of Wisdom: Seeds of Divine Insight

Religion, Community, Evil

Divine Love: Uniting Hearts in Worship

Religion, Love, Community

Deans in the Monastery; Re-evaluate Chapter of Faults

Serial: MS-01011A

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Renewal, Religion, Freedom
Mount Saviour Monastery

The People of God

Serial: MS-01011B

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Freedom, Religion, Building
Mount Saviour Monastery

The Priesthood of the People of God

Serial: MS-01013A

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Priest, Humility, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Pentecost; Solemn Profession of Brother Bruno

Serial: MS-01013B

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Peace, Renewal, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Prophecy as the Proper Mode for the People of God to Speak in Worship

Serial: MS-01015B

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Religion, Peace, Renewal
Mount Saviour Monastery

Divine Love and Monastic Transformation

New Year, Passions, Religion

From Servitude to Divine Heirship

Love, Time, Religion

Embracing Divine Will Through Obedience

Community, Ego, Religion

Resurrection: Worship as Spiritual Fulfillment

Work, Religion, Time

Heartfelt Faith Beyond Ceremony

Hate, Religion, Admonitions

Sincere Enthusiasm in True Faith

Religion, Community, Faith

Unity in Christ: Incarnation's Mystery

Faith, Daily Life, Religion

Divine Flames: Renewal Through Fire

Faith, Passions, Religion

Monastic Transformations Through Communal Worship

Religion, Time, Community

Grace Unfolded: Incarnation's Divine Promise

Freedom, Religion, Silence

Mountains or Yahweh: The Choice

Serial: MS-00400B

Commentary on the Psalms

Peace, Daily Life, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Silent Harmony: Bridging Faiths through Meditation

Serial: MS-00406

Christian-Buddhist Dialog

Evil, Consciousness, Religion
Mount Saviour Monastery

Sexuality and Spirituality: A Sacred Dialogue

Serial: MS-00407

Christian-Buddhist Dialog

Religion, Priest, Karma
Mount Saviour Monastery

Trinitarian Mysteries Through Scriptural Eyes

Religion, Silence
Mount Saviour Monastery

Mindful Memory in Monastic Spirituality

Mindfulness, Religion, Diversity
Mount Saviour Monastery

Religion and Sexuality

Religion, Culture, Work
Unknown

Returning to Monastic Roots Today

Serial: MS-00300A

Talks at Mt. Saviour

Religion, American, Separation
Mount Saviour Monastery

Zazen

Concentration, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Religion, Platform Sutra, Offering,...
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Allen Ginsberg and Musicians

Serial: SF-00105

Musical event.

Attachment, Instruction, Obstacles, Offering, Vow, Anger, Religion
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