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My question is whether something like the distinction between having a world view, on the one hand, and having faith, on the other—as well as, possibly, the distinction between acting morally and having faith—isn't essential to the very concept of religion. If Geertz's concept is essentially sound, it would appear necessary that any religion simply as such be the symbolic expression of a self-understanding or faith, as distinct from both metaphysical belief and moral action.

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