Religious law

possible for people with different cultural and religious backgrounds to interact. While people in general have the same needs and often the similar goals, not all religions have the same practices. Some may have similar beliefs such as the denominations of Christianity but are often separated by details. In fact, religions have different ideals, which is the reason for the division. Although an individual may only be directly affected by one religious culture because it is the one that they…

the New Religion Movements (NRM), it t can be said that there is no definition considered correct. The definition best accepted by Bryan Wilson is that a NRM is new from the moment it became visible in its present form since World War II and is religious from the time that, in addition to offering theological statements about nature and existence of supernatural beings, also proposes answers to some "existential" questions to which religions try to respond, such as: Who am I? God exists? There…

INTRODUCTION When I discovered that I had to write a dissertation as part of a history honours course at the University of North London I naturally turned to the library and archive of my employer: the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain. The library is a treasure trove of fascinating archives and artefacts recording Quaker history over a period of 300 and more years. Discussions with the Head Librarian, Malcolm Thomas, narrowed the immense range of dissertation possibilities to…

Religious radicalism can be determined based off of opposition. When someone is radical they can be bigoted, or use religious text to justify spreading hatred, and violence. Most of the time radicals want their interpretation of their scripture to be seen as the truth, so when there is disagreement they feel threatened…

"I, the said William Penn, have declared, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents, for me, my heirs and assigns, do declare, grant, and confirm unto all the freemen, planters and adventurers of, in and to the said province, these liberties, franchises, and properties, to be held, enjoyed and kept by the freemen, planters, and inhabitants of the said province of Pennsylvania for ever," said William Penn in his First Frame of Government. His ideas here clearly mirror the Declaration of…

Inspecting William Penn’s and Francis Pastorius’s letters These two letters written in 1683 and 1684 by two of the greatest men in history both compare to each other, but they also differ in numerous ways. Penn was a well placed English gentleman and Quaker, that turned an old debt into a charter for the proprietary colony called “Pennsylvania.” Pastorius was among the German merchants to obtain 15,000 acres of land fo= a settlement in the new colony also known as “Pennsylvania.” William Penn…

Humanity forms a single community amongst the people of the world. Each and every single day, people are getting connected and drawing closer to each other, forming groups those individuals of diverse background can relate to. Suffice to say, religious traditions can bring people closer to each other and to the almighty creator, but rather, religion is doing the complete opposite. Individuals around the world are been torn apart by their religions. Different religions in the world are teaching…

There are 2.2 billion Christians. 32 percent of the world 's population is christian. For most of people 's lives they are taught and raised to live by the rules of a religion. I want to know if there is one true religion. Every Sunday I got to church, because I am a christian. After the service I realized that most of our lives are spent worshiping, praising, and living by a religion. I told my mom “I know that Christianity is the only true religion”. She told me “think about the miracles that…

Trade Significance As major trade routes advanced throughout history, it helped with the development of societies with the transference of materials, religious beliefs, new inventions, languages, and art across the land. However, an important result from trade routes is the expansion and transfer of religion along with it. Some of the religions benefitting from travel and passing along knowledge and stories were Buddhism, Christianity, and Islamic faith. During the time of the Silk Road,…

Conflict: an analysis of how the World Religions traditions have been known to handle conflict Conflict can arise in many different forms, within different people or groups. Based on people’s origins there are several places to look at conflict and its resolution such as religion. In Hinduism and Judaism, both religions are forced to resolve conflict in various areas, but most prominently with invading peoples and ideologies. Both religions have been known to handle this conflict in a similar…