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What does it mean?
Religion must adapt its forms to modern consciousness while remaining a higher ideal than daily life.
In plain terms
Religion should stay important but change how it looks for modern people.
What can you take from it?
Religious forms must evolve to stay relevant.

Where it applies

  • religious leadership
  • community outreach

Putting it to work

  • modernize religious practices
  • engage contemporary issues

Questions to consider

  • How should religion change for modern times?
  • What is the balance between tradition and adaptation?

Another view

Adaptation risks diluting core doctrines in the eyes of traditionalists.

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