Faith and rationality

The Reason for God The issue of apologetics and defending the Christian faith is crucial for Christians to understand in today’s world. Christian arguments and beliefs come under attack frequently, so it is important that Christians be able to defend their faith in light of this. Tim Keller, in the book The Reason for God describes many practical points that show rational reasons for the belief in God and the Christian religion. 1. The first point Keller describes is the notion of Christianity…

not. Through understanding hybridity, people from varying religious traditions should be able to live peacefully together. The leading question in this chapter on hybridity asks, “How can Christians recognize and respect the differences of other faiths, while at the same time fostering the connections of solidarity so desperately needed in our ‘divided’ yet shrinking world?” This question is not uncommon. Understanding and respecting different religions and its followers is a struggle that…

own religious ideologies. Six centuries later, the catholic faith split during the Great Schism of 1054. Now there were two Christian faiths, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. At this time, Central Europe was home to a bunch of different pagan tribes who would have had various religious beliefs amongst themselves. As centuries passed, these two religions would come into conflict with one another as they tried to convert the pagan faiths. By 1400, all of Central Europe had been converted by…

I hate people who get in religious fights because they are so egoistic. They think that they know everything about religions and they try to prove other religions wrong. They are not only insulting the person, but also being offensive to the religion itself. They are disrespecting everyone in the religion including god and when they get talked smacked about their religions they cry like a little girl. I don’t understand why the hell they even need to argue about religions, I don’t understand why…

Good afternoon Mr/Madam Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. The topic for our debate is that all students should learn about a variety of religion in school. We define this topic as schools should incorporate a variety of religions into their curriculum for students to learn. We the affirmative team believe that this is true. Today as first speaker, I will be talking about respecting other cultures, understanding reasons behind people's decisions and how not learning about our surroundings may…

portrayal of biblical faith, Abraham demonstrates unwavering trust and obedience to God throughout the latter part of his life. Faith is defined as, “A loving trust, calculated risk, and an ongoing process with seasons of darkness and doubt.” (Fairchild) Abraham chooses to follow God willingly and without hesitation in spite of the extremity of His instructions. The blessings God bestows upon Abraham are immeasurable compared to His commands. Look first at the early seed of faith planted in…

Imposing certain ideals or criticizing those of others is not acceptable. At times, people feel the need to defend their own faith and ideology. This defensive nature is where problems and conflicts arise. Some individuals have the need to feel superior over others and therefore question other 's religion with malicious intentions, solely trying to convince the other that their…

Since I can remember, I have wanted to be a nurse. Not just a regular Register Nurse but a Pediatrician Oncology Nurse. That is why I have decided to write this paper on how children with cancer use religion in their lives at such a critical time, how their parents use spirituality to cope, and spiritual distress. In the article, Seminars in Oncology Nursing, it states “Spiritual integrity is a basic human need, the perceived spirit within each individual as a driving force giving mean to life…

Science and Religion: Uncompromising war? A critique “God, Science, and Imagination” by Wendell Berry is a bombardment review on “Without God” by Steven Weinberg. The author refutes the claim – nonexistence of God by Steven Weinberg citing everyone has his/her opinion to put forward and the essay “Without God” is a mere opinion of Steven. The author is right that everyone has his/her opinion about God and science and it a never ending debate, however, everyone should respect the opposing ideas…

Life of Pi Essay Religion and Faith By: Shlok Mehta Teacher: Ms. Poutissou The novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel is about a sixteen year old boy Piscine Molitor Patel whose journey on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger Richard Parker is really long and exhausting but the hope keeps him going. In the novel religion and faith play a major role in Piscine’s survival. Religion and faith are necessary for Piscine’s survival because it brings out the courage and gives him more strength to survive.…