Four Characteristics of Religious Tradition Essay

and craving and Jesus taught that human beings are related to original sin, both individuals acknowledge human sin and the dangers of sin. Without the characteristic of sin, one may argue that many religions may not have ethics. According to both Buddhism and Christianity all human beings are sinful, guilty and imperfect; therefore, the religious principles of morality or ethics are ways in which humans may purify themselves . Consequently, human sin is a baseline for both religions in which…

my parish and I was asked about the Church’s position regarding the Middle East conflict and the persecutions to the Christians in Syria. Later that week, another person asked me about the ObamaCare law. And this past Sunday, a student from the religious education program told me that he doesn’t believe that God exist, because there is a lot of evil in the world. It is not easy to understand where God is when we see a lot of injustices, crimes, and evil in the world. Probably, we are…

In no matter what religious traditions the discussion of divine knowledge is always an important topic, for it concerns the questions about the power of the divine. The discussion of the power of the divine often influences believers’ faith. In Abrahamic traditions, the discussion of the divine knowledge directly relates to the mighty of the God, thus many theologians in history devoted themselves to develop systematic theories on divine knowledge. The characteristics of the Abrahamic divine…

a more orthodox interpretation, which is at the same time moderate and questioning of extremist views of Islam. Masud consciously uses the name of ‘Ibrahim’ in the film, because it is in itself a coalescing principle between the Judeo-Christian tradition (Abraham) and the prophet of Islam. The film shows the understanding differences between cultures, which help people to appreciate their basic commonalities e.g. what can be observed between East and…

The Buddha's wisdoms are often condensed in the “Four Noble Truths”, which form the foundation of the first address he delivered after reaching enlightenment, and the Eightfold Path, which delivers a basic guide for how to live in the world. Over the course of its 2500-year history, Buddhism has experienced many detachments…

But what happens if a person is unfamiliar to the language and culture of the society in which he lives? How should he act: to remain true to his traditions, to intertwine with his culture or to try to adapt to a new life?…

live according to the religious and caste norms of the society. Though women of yesteryears lived according to the strict parameters laid down for them, a few flouted age-old conventions to register their protests. But these protests were in no way revolutionary to bring about drastic changes in the lives of women or in the attitudes of…

Bradstreet and Bryant grew up in and were surrounded by religious and supportive family members. Raised as a Puritan by parents…

administrative compulsions were required to know the land and its inhabitants whom they were going to rule. But the history produced by them was always imbued with the notions of oriental despotism and self-sufficient village economy, the main characteristic of which was the changelessness from the earliest times to the coming of colonial rule. Hence, all the developments and changes in the past were assigned to external forces. The painstaking words of Indologists brought various texts from the…

science but this essay will focus and examine Max Weber's concept of rationalization. And to what extent does this concept will help to explain the characteristics of modern societies. There is a lot of information's about rationalization over many centuries, its start with Max weber in 19th century with much of details. Modern society characteristics passed through huge fluctuations and this because a large number of reasons and this essay will discuss this causes in details plus the relation…