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Having sketched the central components of the sociological paradigm, it is now time to introduce how the disciplinary particularities of sociology are played out in respect of its theoretical and practical encounter with religion. The first part of this chapter deals with the seemingly perennial problem of defining religion. Next, issues relating to the contexts in which religion is found and how it is practically engaged are treated. As will become evident, questions relating to the where (context) and how (method) of the sociologi­c­al study of religion are directly informed by what religion is understood to be (definition).