Religious pluralism

Hate-crimes increased towards Individuals that looked Arab or Muslim but many were actually Sikhs and were discriminated based on how they dressed. There needs to be acceptance of religious pluralism in order to improve this situation and end hate-crimes against Sikhs. “In the last two decades the scholarly literature on Sikhism has grown steadily, and the mistake notion that Sikhism represents a synthesis of Hindu and Muslim ideas has been…

William James undertakes a tremendous task in this journey: he seeks to combine religious experiences into the psychology field of his time. James provides a unique perspective due to his education as a physician but he also provides sufficient experience as a psychologist and philosopher. During this time period, scholars of different fields of study were just starting to communicate with each other. This collection of lectures is James’ attempt to integrate religion and spirituality into…

Hi everyone, This was an interesting topic. There is tons of information in the Bible, as well as in commentaries. There wasn’t that much in our text book that pertained to this passage of reading, Romans 14 – 15:13. The only thing Gundry (2012 p. 444) had to say on this topic of weak versus strong Christians was, “Paul indicates that believers must allow one another freedom to differ on ritual questions so long as damage is not done to weaker, uninformed people.” You can say that in a…

Each person has his or her way of perceiving things depending on several factors including the culture in which a person is brought up and the type of education that an individual receives in the course of life. The combination of all the perceptions a person develops in life creates his or her view of the world and amounts to what reality is. Those perceptions can change over time. Therefore, the way of understanding reality is not static for everyone. In-depth interviews with many people will…

The years between 1650 and 1800 were a time full of societal changes in Europe. These years included the Enlightenment, several wars, and revolutions in multiple countries. However, these years also saw some aspects of society stay mostly the same. During the time period between 1650 and 1800 in European countries such as England and France, women’s roles and black people’s roles remained constant in society, while there were significant societal changes in areas such as religion, education, and…

Dialectic By: Braxton Throughout history everything causes something else to happen there have and always be an affect for something to happen. There have been times when historical events led to another historical event and so on and so on, it’s sort of like a domino effect. For example a country publically offends another country, so now there is tight tension between the two countries which can lead to a dislike or intolerance between the two countries. There will always be a repercussion…

Church of England, which follows the Christian faith. Anglicanism, today’s name the Christian denomination, is thought to be a happy medium between Protestant and Roman Catholic. The Reformation was a significant event in changing and shaping the religious system in England as well as England’s culture. In 1500 there was only one Christian church in Western Europe. All those considered to be Christian belonged to this church. Over the course of…

are among the western religions I looked at. Western and Eastern religions have similarities within their regions but differ when the regions become divided into east and west. They have different beliefs in terms of religious nature, views of God and main concerns. The religious natures between the western and eastern states are quite different in many regards. The eastern religions, Hinduism and Taoism, can be categorized as pluralistic. Hinduism concerns itself around that many paths can…

patriarchy and social discrimination. The Indian state is talked about as a model of federalism where the rights of ethnic and religious groups are protected and social justice is striving for. However, the democratic experiment has not been successful without significant challenges like that of ensuring inclusive development. Economic equality, social justice, cultural pluralism, human rights, dignity and security are all important aspects of Indian Constitution but there is a lack in…

country's population actually lauded Qadri's act ; the religious group hailed him as a hero,…