Faith and rationality

This story shows how contradictory religion can often be, when people pick and choose the rules that apply to them. One of the major focuses the Dean’s sect promotes was the denial of the many “pleasures of this world, for the earth and all that it held to them was but a kind of illusion, and the true reality was the New Jerusalem toward which they were longing.” (pg 1) Though the Dean was the leader of his sect, he was a walking, talking contradiction. He claimed to believe in selflessness and…

deprivations are not a motivation for people attending church, specifically in the Christian faith (Stark & Smith,…

Beowulf about Grendel is another one of Hrothgar’s characteristics shown in this innacurate film. This man made movie has taken the beauty of Beowulf’s victory in defeating Grendel and harshly replaced it with the wicked ways of this world. Our lack of faith has caused this dramatic difference from the Beowulf epic to Beowulf and Grendel the…

Federal law and religious law often conflict. As they do, the question of who is correct arises. In, At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death by Katherine Stewart, it explains how Catholic hospitals refuse to take part in “Die with Dignity’. This issue is dominant as the broader, law abiding culture agrees and in fact voted for the death-with-dignity act, but the tight knit culture of Catholicism will not abide by the law because it defies their religious beliefs. This…

Faith and Reason Faith and reason are acknowledged as the primary sources for justifying religious beliefs. Socrates has played an essential role in reconciling both faith and reason as seen in the Plato’s text “Crito” is a discussion by Socrates and Crito about Socrates jail sentence. Crito tries to convince him to escape before the trial because of the fear of death. However, Socrates does not agree with his suggestions and faces the trial. Crito tries to reason with him, but Socrates refuse…

Forming the shape and structure of society, religion is a fundamental aspect in any culture. It is religion that you look towards for spiritual advice when all else fails, especially in a time of dire circumstances. Mircea Eliade noted this concept of religion, a sacred model of life orientation, in The Sacred and Profane. Theorizing the origins of religion, Eliade makes connections to religious man and the ordered existence of religious man’s universe(the cosmos). Eliade’s ideas coincide with…

Faith can be defined as believing in something without any proof. Is it logical that humans believe in accepting things without any evidence it exists? That appears to be a vital attribute to religion because there’s no stone cold proof in crediting its existence. So why is it that people believe in God? Most would say it’s evident it benefits them in their afterlife and their building of moral character. However, is it really true that being religious makes somebody a moral person, or is it…

Jason Bock doesn't know what he believes anymore, spiritually speaking. A self-described agnostic-going-on-atheist, he does know that he doesn't buy into his parents' Catholicism. When the local bully lays him out with a punch, Jason gets a literal new perspective on the town's water tower—the tallest structure in the area, it has a presence. Not to mention a belly full of the stuff-of-life: water. He figures that worshiping the town water tower is as arbitrary as any other god or religion, so…

In modern society, science, logic, and reason live side-by-side with religious faith. People today have come to terms with scientific facts and what their religion tells them. But was the divide between scientific thinking and blind faith always so clear? Thousands of years ago, the darkness of the Middle Ages in Europe gave light to an age of knowledge and enlightenment, when faith took the backseat to scientific and logical thinking. This new age didn’t just take place immediately, however.…

Faith Faith, a good word to describe people’s believe. Christian can be a faith of people. When people get faith then they get the rule of life. People can control himself better when they got a believe or faith. Another definition is rely. People trust and depends on another. Faith is an important word in the ancient stories. In King Arthur age faith is a key to win. Faith also represent honor and loyalty. If a knight do not got a faith so he is not a good and honorable knight. If a…