Polytheism

Some biblical writers, in the Old and New Testament, recognized God presence in their midst and experienced the transforming power of divine grace. Some of the writers portray God to have a humanlike personality, a cosmic authority character traits and behaviors of bewildering variety, he is the creator of everything. However some authors portray God as love, generosity, compassion, and merciful, while others emphasized his anger and violence. God is portrayed a eager to save his creation and…

Smith states absolutism with, “Everything in Islam centers on its religious ultimate, God (Smith 236).” This is the only way and the only truth. Eastern and western religions also differ in the views of God. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion. Polytheism means the belief in many Gods. Hinduism can see God as one or many. Smith goes on to say, “The Hindus have represented God in innumerable forms (Smith 36).” They worship many different Gods such as Indra, the God of the Sky or Brahman, who…

Throughout the course there are many major themes that occur repetitively, which are: the establishment of law, the creation of government, achievements of societies, and the presence of religion in the different societies. These themes are evident in each society that was analyzed in this course, and each theme still has a relevance in society today. The establishment of a law was a major theme and factor in many civilizations. Each type of civilization had different viewpoints on law. The…

Gods at War, by Kyle Idleman. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 239 pages. Reviewed by Josiah R. Boyle This book was chosen for review because my Biblical worldview teacher Mr. Brackney assigned it to my class to read this book and to write a critical book review on it. Kyle Idleman is the teaching pastor of Southeast Christian Church and has written various other books. The thesis of this book is that the first of the Ten Commandments which is Thou shalt have no other gods before me is the most…

Nassar Hill October 19, 2015 Reflection Paper # 6 World Religion 110 Reflection Paper # 6 Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan. Coming up, Japan didn’t seek to embrace modernity and didn’t want to embrace change. In the later parts of their history, they would embrace modernity and Japan would modernize quickly and would go on to do great things with the technology that they would go on to possess and have at their disposal. The japanese religion of Shinto is mainly focused on the beliefs…

Japan’s Shinto Shrines in Crisis Shintoism is the most practiced indigenous religion in Japan as it is a label for a variety of ideas and practice. This religion is centered around honoring the kami, spirits in nature from which the Japanese people are said to have descended from. There are about 80,000 Shinto shrines in Japan. These shrines are often dedicated to and house kami gods, such as the Ise Grand Shrine, a complex of over a hundred shrines dedicated to the Goddess of the Sun, Kami…

VI. What do they consider the chief aim of man? Despite not having a set system of beliefs, Shintoists strive for a few key concepts throughout their devotion and lives (Toropov 181). Firstly, Shinto devotees have a long-lasting wish for peace among men and Kami (Religion: Shinto). Shinto is a very local tradition in which many Shintoist become more concerned about their own local shrine rather than the religion as a whole (Religion: Shinto). In this way, the goal of many Shintoists is to…

With the exception of the religions Yahwism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism and Atenism that were monotheistic the majority of religions worshipped in the ancient Near East by the Sumerians, Egyptians, Hittities, Hurriasn, Assyrians, Babylonians, Canaanites, Greeks, Romans and Arabian Pantheons were polytheistic. Most of these cultures practiced similar purification and cleansing rituals, animal and human sacrifices, sacred prostitution, life after death and divination. Historical records discovered at…

There are different mythology related to Mount Fuji according to Buddhist and Shinto traditions. According to Buddhist mythology, Mount Fuji was named after the fire goddess Fuchi who represents inspiration, courage, safety (protection), fire (ancient), skill (sports), and relationships. As a fire goddess, she rules natural energy sources and those generated within ourselves. This energy, along with summer’s sun, joins together in our life today, generating strength, endurance, keen vision and…

Although Christianity dominated the Anglo Saxon lifestyle, paganism was a present reality still being practiced. Paganism is a religion based on animism, or the belief that spirits resided in everything ("What Is Paganism?”). Pagans often worshipped multiple Gods, sacrificed animals and other commodities, and loved feasting and participating in festivals. An individuals destiny, fate, and glory were all important to Anglo Saxon’s in that they believed that immortality could be earned through…