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Interview Date
11-20-1999
Abstract
Is it possible to define religion?
Dr. Christine Bochen discusses whether religion can be defined. She explains that she cannot offer a definition of religion, but can offer a dynamic of religion. The dynamic of religion includes three parts: the experience of the ultimate reality, the response to the experience, and lastly an expression of the experience.
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Bochen, Christine. Created by Alfred Benney. "Dr. Christine Bochen Engages with the Question: Is It Possible To Define Religion?" November 1999. DigitalCommons@Fairfield. Web. https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/asrvideos/280
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Playing Time: 7:30 minutes
About the Interviewee:
Dr. Christine Bochen is the William H. Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies and professor of religious studies at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. She received her doctorate from the Catholic University of America and studies and teaches Roman Catholic theology, feminist theology, American religions, and spirituality with an emphasis on the works of Thomas Merton. Dr. Bochen is a founding member and past president of the International Thomas Merton Society. She is well known for her many publications on Merton.
About the Interviewer:
Dr. Alfred Benney is a professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University. He has a Ph.D in Theology from the Hartford Seminary Foundation and teaches courses in Non-Traditional American Religions and Christian Religious Thought. His research interests include "how people learn"; "the appropriate use of technology in teaching/learning" and "myth as explanatory narrative". He has published work on teaching with technology.