Definition of religion is substantive (personal), functional (social) and socially-constructed (contested meanings)
Emile Durkheim stresses the social impact of religion in attempting to understand individual religions behavior within the context of larger society, coming to term ‘social integration’ of religion
Religious behavior is expressed through beliefs, rituals and experience
Tremendous diversities of religious beliefs and rituals heavily influences society
Religion has both an integrative, divisive role and multiple form in an increasingly complicated society