Anthropology, Not Theology!

medieval-priest.jpg (77887 bytes)Theology is the study of religious doctrine, generally done by those who have a deep faith in that doctrine, or, who, at least try to explain the doctrine from the point of view of faith.

Anthropology tries to understand religion from the point of view of social science.  It is not anti-faith.  It just deals in a different sort of explanation.

anth is social science