Religion

In my opinion, History, religion, and art are all related because they have all been cultures for the past and the present communities. Religion affects the elements of art and history affects both the elements of religion and art. History cannot be affected by either element and art cannot affect the element of religion because religion is formed by the beliefs of the community. The element of religion affects art because artists in communities paint about what they believe in or what…

Nigeria where the Igbo culture is seen. Religion and faith play a substantial role in the novel and are possibly the main reasons the novel plays out the way it does. If the religious and faith aspects of this novel were not as strong, then the novel may have turned out differently. Achebe shows how the prominence of religion and faith in the novel causes conflict and challenges with the white man when they come to Umuofia to the gradual downfall of the Igbo religion. In the novel, “Things…

Transcendence is “the experience we have in our religious environment to something objectively greater.” This is our constant desire for something more. Spirituality is “the gap between what we are, what we aspire to be, and what we think our potential is.” This is what ultimately creates the gap. When focusing on this gap, it goes all the way back to the Ancient Greek and the Egyptians. They would begin with a theory and move to praxis, and apply it to their everyday life. Today, the praxis is…

intimations of heresy—a crime he considered “more abhorrent than death itself,’” (Sobel, 59). Throughout the duration of the roman inquisition, Galileo, despite being a religious man himself, was subject to many personal attacks for his ignorance of religion, and his proclivity to tackle theories that would be damaging to its reputation. Though Galileo’s ideas were looked upon with fear in his society, in the modern day, we have found his theory morally…

The importance of religion to social scientists. Religion is an extremely significant part of study for social scientists. Firstly, religion is one of the elements that connected the races and societies of the living world of life for thousands of years. The spirit of worship or even the rules can differ from one religion to another but broadly they have the same purpose. Secondly, the major religions in the world (apart from Buddhism) have very similar ideas including belief in a higher power…

Docetism There are many Christian heresies; a heresy is something that is false that once was believed to be true. Without evidence people often believe things that with time, and new discovered evidence turn out to be false. Docetism is derived from the Greek dokeo, “to seem”. This Christian heresy first occurred in a letter by Bishop Serapion of Antioch (who later refutes it), he discovered the doctrine in the Gospel of Peter. It teaches that Jesus’ physical body was an illusion, as was his…

pledges allegiance to itself under god, religion is bound to become a factor in the politics that govern it. Religion did not start to be integrated into public affairs until the mid 1980s. It was at this time that abortion and other personal issues began to emerge into the political spectrum. By incorporating aspects of the moral being into government decisions, coalitions were formed to unite for certain issues. Due to the increased combination of religion and partisanship, the ideologies of…

Asceticism consists of practices of self-discipline undertaken voluntarily in order to achieve a higher state of being. Asceticism denotes a life which is characterized by refraining from worldly pleasures (austerity). Those who practice ascetic lifestyles often perceive their practices as virtuous and pursue them to achieve greater spirituality. Many ascetics believe the action of purifying the body helps to purify the soul, and thus obtain a greater connection with the Divine or inner peace.…

I think to explain pietism in our present Christian settings we must first notes its distinctive why it was called Pietism? I think to answer this question we can see today few groups in churches would identify themselves as Pietism. Pietism is a movement within Christianity that attempts to focus on individual holiness and a consistent Christian life. It is typically led by laymen or local pastors who are frustrated with the perceived hypocrisy or inconsistency within the larger church. There…

Children in Church: A Life-Changing Decision One Sunday morning, a family with several children attends a service at a typical church. Rather than going into the children’s church, all five kids stay with their parents, remaining fairly quiet and attentive throughout the service. Afterwards, the parents are congratulated by many members of the church, and the children are praised as being “amazing” and “so well-behaved”. Why is this such a surprising and unusual occurrence? Why is…