Religious Practice Precedes Religious Belief?

"Religion is a belief system" is a common definition that I've seen around here on YouTube. However, I see this definition as obscuring other important dimensions of religion beyond the interior thought processes of religious adherents. Become a member of our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast You can also donate to the show at: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast For religious studies book recommendations, see: https://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Follow me on: Twitter @andrewmarkhenry www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Footnotes 1 Kelly Baker, “What’s belief got to do with it?” Religion Bulletin, 2012. http://bulletin.equinoxpub.com/2012/09/whats-belief-got-to-do-with-it/ 2 Joseph Henrich, “The evolution of costly displays, cooperation and religion: credibility enhancing displays and their implications for cultural evolution,” Evolution and Human Behavior 30 (2009), 258. 3 Leslie Dorrough Smith, “Why Durkheim Was Right: On the Perils of Being a Young, Cute Shoplifter,” Religion Bulletin, 2014. http://bulletin.equinoxpub.com/2014/01/why-durkheim-was-right-on-the-perils-of-being-a-young-cute-shoplifter/ Other sources: Seligman et. al. “Ritual and Its Consequences"