The Significance of the Logos for All Religions
The famous speech in Regensburg on September 12, 2006, created serious controversy at the time. The point of the speech was, the importance of reason in Christianity and in other religions not, as many people took it, about criticizing the religion of Islam. To understand this concept of faith in the speech, we must first understand what it is faith, and that reason, no matter which religion you belong is reflected in that faith.
The word faith derives from the Latin term "fides" and the word itself, allows naming that in what is believed by a person or a community. It also refers to a sense of certainty and positive concept we might have of an individual or of something. In our daily lives, the way we might use the worth faith could have different meanings. For instance "I have faith that we will win the game," "All that remained standing was my faith in God," and "The man of faith can …show more content…
In this case, we can emphasize that is why today exists a profession that aims to make the person who has faith, continue to give a testimonial of it, that it exists, and at the same time following, of course, existing regulations and rules of each religion. The clergy is this profession.
Among the factors influencing in faith, are morality, reason, and feelings. There is the idea of a moral force, when faith is driven by fear of divine punishment, such as going to hell, or the ambition to achieve a certain prize. The rational force, however, grows on precepts that are mixed with evidence of past times. And if the evidence does not support rationality, then there would be less probability to be reliable and more believable. Finally, the sentimental or emotional strength that arises when faith has a starting point at, in the longing, which helps improve the self-esteem of the
The famous speech in Regensburg on September 12, 2006, created serious controversy at the time. The point of the speech was, the importance of reason in Christianity and in other religions not, as many people took it, about criticizing the religion of Islam. To understand this concept of faith in the speech, we must first understand what it is faith, and that reason, no matter which religion you belong is reflected in that faith.
The word faith derives from the Latin term "fides" and the word itself, allows naming that in what is believed by a person or a community. It also refers to a sense of certainty and positive concept we might have of an individual or of something. In our daily lives, the way we might use the worth faith could have different meanings. For instance "I have faith that we will win the game," "All that remained standing was my faith in God," and "The man of faith can …show more content…
In this case, we can emphasize that is why today exists a profession that aims to make the person who has faith, continue to give a testimonial of it, that it exists, and at the same time following, of course, existing regulations and rules of each religion. The clergy is this profession.
Among the factors influencing in faith, are morality, reason, and feelings. There is the idea of a moral force, when faith is driven by fear of divine punishment, such as going to hell, or the ambition to achieve a certain prize. The rational force, however, grows on precepts that are mixed with evidence of past times. And if the evidence does not support rationality, then there would be less probability to be reliable and more believable. Finally, the sentimental or emotional strength that arises when faith has a starting point at, in the longing, which helps improve the self-esteem of the