Essay on lived religions

 write a 500-600 essay on 1 topic or 250-300 essays on both topic 2. Read McGuire’s description of Ron’s religious life carefully (8-9). To what extent is Ron’s life like the “religious action” that Wach categorizes as rituals and morals? Does the story of Ron give evidence that would support the idea that Ron is religious according to Wach’s understanding? How is Ron’s religious life different from what Wach describes as religious action? How does Ron’s life fit in McGuire’s category of lived religions? Would it fit also in Bender’s or Orsi’s understanding of lived religions? Why or why not?. 4. “Studying lived religions can be a practice of lived religions.” Argue for this idea or against it. Identify and define the concepts of lived religions that you use to make the argument. Use ideas from Orsi, McGuire, or Bender for the concepts. Discuss how a chapter from one of the books would show the author engaged in living religion while he or she studies lived religion. You might want to write about two of the authors as practicing lived religion through their scholarship if you are writing the one long essay for the exam.