As life on Earth has increased over many centuries, so has the amount of beliefs and traditions that people hold dear. In the modern world there are a plethora of religions that are practiced. In places like the United States, where there is a great amount of diversity, almost every religion is practiced. People live out their daily lives regardless of the fact that they are near others who practice different religions. Some religions, such as Christianity, promote the concept of not excluding anyone in life just because they are of another religion. Although Christians believe this to be true, they still refuse to believe that other religions can fully guide their followers to God.
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A prophet’s ultimate purpose is to not only proclaim the divine promise, or God’s promise, but it is to also teach people about what it means to be a community of hope. The way prophets are able teach people about a community of hope is by emphasizing that those who live in poverty and are outcasts should never be forgotten because their suffering are reminiscent to the dark side of history. As said by John F. Haught in his book, What Is Religion: An Introduction, “Societies that exclude certain groups for the sake of homogeneity would lose their vitality, and so the prophets forbade such narrowing of social consciousness” (70). This is one of the reason why Christians, and followers of other prophetic religions, are expected to respect others in society who have different beliefs. In addition, prophets, such as Jesus of Nazareth, Muhammad, and Moses, are seen as figures that represent justice in the world, as a result for forbidding the narrowing of social consciousness. Although the dialogic response is used to understand and respect other religions, some may question the idea of people, who are non-Christians, having the ability to reach their true fulfilment, or salvation. In her same theology, Elizabeth A. Johnson speaks about how The Second Vatican Council, without any doubt, endorsed an optimism of grace, The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. The Dogmatic Constitution
In the modern world, the reason people of different religions …show more content…
A prophet’s ultimate purpose is to not only proclaim the divine promise, or God’s promise, but it is to also teach people about what it means to be a community of hope. The way prophets are able teach people about a community of hope is by emphasizing that those who live in poverty and are outcasts should never be forgotten because their suffering are reminiscent to the dark side of history. As said by John F. Haught in his book, What Is Religion: An Introduction, “Societies that exclude certain groups for the sake of homogeneity would lose their vitality, and so the prophets forbade such narrowing of social consciousness” (70). This is one of the reason why Christians, and followers of other prophetic religions, are expected to respect others in society who have different beliefs. In addition, prophets, such as Jesus of Nazareth, Muhammad, and Moses, are seen as figures that represent justice in the world, as a result for forbidding the narrowing of social consciousness. Although the dialogic response is used to understand and respect other religions, some may question the idea of people, who are non-Christians, having the ability to reach their true fulfilment, or salvation. In her same theology, Elizabeth A. Johnson speaks about how The Second Vatican Council, without any doubt, endorsed an optimism of grace, The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. The Dogmatic Constitution