Religious pluralism

landing in the northern states. It causes the expansion of the America west and the Second Great Awakening; unlike the first one the Second Great Awakening added a religious underpinning to celebration of one’s self. The Second Great Awakening put in end of government support for established churches which promoted true religious pluralism. To close this entry I learned that the Market Revolution severely limited the…

ntroduction A Chinese American immigrant murdered his wife when he learned her infidelity on him. But he was only sentenced to 5-year probation considering traditional Chinese culture allows men to take out anger on their wives if they were shamed. An Afghani father was charged with child abuse in the U.S when he kissed his infant son’s penis in public though it is a normal way to show affection to children in his home country. (Sikora 1-3) When…

expressions of divine intervention and the adherence to its teachings, practices, and rituals associated with the faith, are all part of the established heritage and long history of Christianity. Throughout the centuries Christianity has launched religious wars and inspired peace, shaping and…

rights and freedoms essential for weaving the cohesive fabric of a prosperous and virtuous society. Moreover, Hitler’s opponents are depicted in a small cage as they are shoehorned within the inherently prejudiced confines of Nazi Germany (i.e. “Religious Freedom” serves the dual purpose of denoting the freedom of religion itself and…

The Protestant Reformation of the 1600’s was a major turning point in history that shaped our faith and theology. By the 1600’s the Catholic Church had become the wealthiest and most powerful empires in all of Europe. Ironically enough one of the reasons of the reformation was how this Roman Empire raised money to secure is position of power. In addition the Catholic Church owned large parcels of land about one third of Europe. There were many leaders instrumental to this protestant revolution…

modern dynamics and politics that shape the regions and the people who now inhabit and have inhabited the Western hemisphere long before initial European colonization as well the various ethnic groups that subsequently came afterwards in search of religious, political, and economic freedoms the vast American continent had to offer. With Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the year 1492, shortly after the Reconquista successfully vanquished and removed the Islamic Moors in the Iberian peninsula,…

1.The Great Famine was mainly caused by severe weather. There were an unusual number of storms, which ruined crops people largely depended on, like wheat, oat, and hay crops. Food was scarce, and a price inflation ensued. The Great Famine profoundly impacted medieval society because it resulted in a higher mortality rate, higher crime rate, and less productivity from the laborers due to insufficient nutritions. Additionally, villages were abandoned and there was an increase in vagabonds, or…

Christian religious tradition (or Christianity) has long been thought of as a set of dogmas, sacraments and moral attitudes linked with a belief and reverence in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit as captured in the stores of the Bible. Within Biblical gospels one find descriptions of the many miracles Jesus Christ bestowed upon mankind, stories that became fundamental to Christian belief, where the faithful profess to the genuine nature of these stories as factual truths. Given the…

All people want to believe the best of themselves. They want to believe that they are special. This basic human desire is also felt on a larger scale—as nations. As nationality is many times part of a person’s identity, the quality of one’s country is important at a personal level, as the country reflects upon the person. Therefore, everyone’s nation is argued to be the best in the world. This is especially true for America, a country that is today facing blow after blow to its global reputation…

American Ethnicity and Pluralism Final Exam 1. Native Americans are very different from what some Americans believe they are and like many other ethnicities, they have contributed to America and have changed America for the better of this country. Native Americans are civilized people with different cultures just like any other ethnicity that has different ways of living. Indians are also very religious and each tribe has its own religion in contrast to what some Americans believe about Native…