Comparative religion

Monotheism vs Polytheism Whether you believe in a religion or not, religion has a tremendous amount of influence over our daily lives. Even here in the United States, a country founded with religious freedom and a separation of church and state in mind, there are countless examples of how religions, especially Christianity, have dictated many aspects of our culture. From holidays such as Christmas and Easter, and to the Christian God being referenced on our currency as well as in our national…

slowly leading their writings away from Christian connotations, the Hunts helped Buddhism in America begin to stand on its own alongside the dominant religions. All thanks to the Hunts determination to overcome old traditions, more people have access to teachings and written materials such as the Golden Chain of Love. Now despite race, origin, or even religion, Americans can read and apply the Golden Chain of Love to their daily life in their own way and help promote world…

and beliefs. For patients that have a different religious orientation there are important aspects to their spiritual and emotional wellbeing that are not as widely known. An example is the Hindu faith common in India. It is an ancient polytheistic religion stemming from the Indian culture that extends approximately 5,000 years into the past (Mullatti, 1995). Comparing and…

Ivan Pavlov is portrayed as a principled person who does what he has passion. At his young age, he was introduced to religion school and later a theological seminar to follow the steps of his father who was a village priest (Fields, 2006). However, since this was not part of his passion, at 21 years, he abandoned religious studies following the inspiration of D. I. Pisarev an eminent Russian literary critic and I. M. Sechenov who was the father of Russian physiology (Todes, 2000). He then…

Islam, being a religion of balance has given equal emphasis on both the spiritual and worldly affairs. As much as the concept of richness and poverty in Islam does not only represent deprivation of goods and services but also the lack of richness and poverty in spirit. Islam discourage extreme income inequality and poverty. While it is expected of each individual to exert there effort to the full extent of their potential to fulfill their needs, yet there may be situations and circumstances in…

control, eugenics, colonialism and, in an extreme case Nazism. Thus, Darwin 's theory of evolution had a profound effect on the late 19th and early 20th century through its application to human society, Social Darwinism. Before the theory of Darwinism religion was utilized to explain the workings of the World. The prevailing belief at the time was Christianity and it dictated what people believed about creation. Due to their religious believes they thought that humans and animals were created by…

important thing to be noted is that John Winthrop was the critic of the work by Anne Bradstreet and thus considered her to be in rebelling societal norms of the time. John Winthrop was also considered to be the moral for the force of being in the comparative moderation in the religiously conservative colony. On the other hand, Taylor presented the religious work by focusing on the medieval "debate," which also included the 500 page work which was done entitled as…

Myka Goode Religion 212: World Religion Dr. Rachel Brown December 8, 2017 THROUGH THE LENSE OF PROTHERO AND SMITH: ISLAM AND SIKHISM Essentially the Same and Fundamentally Different This research is meant to be a comparative essay between two religions, Islam and Sikhism. The religions are dissected to showcase that while there may be some differences, specifically the origin of the religion or how followers practice, there are parallel connections among religions that link why people…

one is inclined to agree or disagree with the teachings and traditions of religion, there is no denying that without the rise of the Christian Church and all its many branches, the culture of the theatre might have died out or have evolved entirely differently. It is a relationship that must be respected and honored as a tool for society to continue to grow, “Since the Enlightenment we’ve asked ourselves, “What is religion, and what is it for?” Belief in God, which once seemed obvious, seems…

different ways religious intolerance can be seen. Mind sets, or attitudes that can cause or lead to religious intolerance could be fear of others and lack of doubt. The fear of what other individuals will think of one by practicing or believing in a religion could be an example of why an individual does not form his or her own religious beliefs. This fear of being different from others plays a key role in religious intolerance. Religious intolerance can be seen in many different ways in the…