1. Drawing upon the articles by Eger and Roemer, briefly summarize the characteristics of Japanese religions and their relations to politics.
2. Briefly summarize Friedrich Nietzsche’s thoughts as conveyed in the course reading, focusing in particular on his concept of Christianity. Then compare his thoughts to those of Karl Marx.
3. First define what “civil religion” is, according to Robert Bellah, in comparison with K. Peter Takayama’s description of Japanese case. Utilizing Harry Harootunian’s understanding of modernity and religion, discuss the relations between “civil religion” and “secularization”