Doctrinal Dimension: Sacred v. Secular
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Beliefs and Believers
- Grade Level: Adult
- Subjects: Religion and Spirituality
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 58m 27s
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Probes how believers use doctrines (i.e. beliefs about the sacredness of reality) to create a religious lifestyle designed to keep the secular world at bay. Amish and Mormon believers provide a means of comparison as to how their differing patterns of doctrine-inspired behavior control life in their respective communities.