7 Dimensions of Religion

Question 1

What are the 7 Dimensions?

Answer 1

Doctrinal, Social, Ritual, Experiential, Narrative, Ethical, Material

Question 2

What is an example of the Doctrinal dimension of religion?

Answer 2

Apostle’s Creed, Adam and Eve

Question 3

What is an example of the Narrative dimension of religion?

Answer 3

Bible

Question 4

What is an example of the Ethical dimension of religion?

Answer 4

Jesus’s teachings such as ‘love thy neighbour as thyself’ in christianity.
The Sharia Law in Islam
10 commandments - christianity, judaism

Question 5

What is an example of the Ritual dimension of religion?

Answer 5

Islam - pray 5 times a day
Catholicism - Midnight mass on christmas, sunday services

Question 6

What is an example of the Social dimension of religion?

Answer 6

Christianity - Food banks, Salvation Army, Housing Justice

Islam - Muslim aid, Islamic relief

Sikhism - selfless service: physical, mental, material.

Question 7

What is an example of the Material dimension of religion?

Answer 7

The Bible, a cross, a significant building

Question 8

What is an example of the Experiential dimension of religion?

Answer 8

Near Death Experiences

Question 9

What does the Experiential dimension of religion mean?

Answer 9

It is the spiritual, emotional part of a religion. It is what people feel when they connect with God, and the bond that people have with their religious community.
It is also what near death experiences would relate to - the experiences of the religion that one has.

Question 10

What does the Doctrinal dimension of religion mean?

Answer 10

This answers questions such as “How was the world created?” with things such as the story of Adam and Eve.

Question 11

What does the Material dimension of religion mean?

Answer 11

This refers to specific objects or buildings that are important to the religion or represent the religion in some way.

Question 12

What does the Ritual dimension of religion mean?

Answer 12

It is the specific practices in which religions express themselves: prayer, meditation, church services.

Question 13

What does the Narrative dimension of religion mean?

Answer 13

The foundational stories of a religion.

Question 14

What does the Social dimension of religion mean?

Answer 14

The social dimension is a about the community within a religion, either within a place of worship or outside of it, and how the community helps people that are both inside and outside their community.

Question 15

What does the Ethical dimension of religion mean?

Answer 15

The moral rules or laws of a religion.