Religious

205 participants from a broad range of religious associations and faith groups who were recruited from several religious organizations and spiritual gatherings. Participants rated themselves as one of the following: (1) a high level of religious participation and spirituality, (2) a low level of religious participation with a high level of spirituality, (3) a high level of religious participation with a low level of spirituality, or (4) a low level of religious participation and spirituality.…

In 1620, the Pilgrims landed in New England in search of freedom from the religious persecution they had endured in England, and they were followed a decade later by the Puritans for the very same reason. Freedom of religion was ultimately made a constitutional right in the United States, included in the First Amendment alongside freedom of speech and freedom of the press; these rights were added to the US Constitution in 1791 along with the rest of the Bill of Rights. While conflicts between…

Schelling's assessment of religious representations is grounded on the combination of such a metaphysics of participation and the doctrine of potencies. This follows, insofar as these representations are the fruits of our participation in God’s creativity and in that they must be explained as living expressions of the three potencies. According to Schelling, the three prime principles or three potencies are “what serve as a mediation between the empirical being and the prime cause [God]”. As we…

In this foundational work, Hatch finds that the rise of evangelical religious movements was directly related to the American Revolution and the language of popular sovereignty. Hatch argues, quite directly that “the theme of democratization is central to understanding the development of American Christianity.” (Hatch p.…

(Lambarra & Riener, 2015). Judaism stresses the importance of tithing to provide for the poor (Seelarbokus, 2016). With religion playing a critical role for many individuals, it is no surprise that around half of all philanthropic giving goes to religious organizations (Seelarbokus, 2016). Research has shown that donors who…

affirmed that parents had to the rights to choose to send their children to either public or private religious schools. • Private Freedoms: The Practice of Religious Beliefs in Classrooms- The debate of religious beliefs in the classroom have been part of the question of loyalty to the United States and the debate about the role of the state to protect a citizen’s rights to equality. Religious practices in public schools weren’t issues in the beginning of the American educational system.…

Carson McCullers’s novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter can be read as a religious allegory that validates why people depend on religion and religious figures through the symbolism of John Singer as a religious figure. This struggle is portrayed with the interaction between Singer, whom is romanticized in a religious way, and other characters such as Dr. Copeland and Mick Kelly. As a man who opposes religion and his family’s religious beliefs, Dr. Copeland seeks comfort and consoling nearly…

Religious Immortality and Transcendence In efforts to collect data regarding religious groups and their views on immortality, the Pew Research Center writer, Joseph Liu, found and stated that, “No religious group in the United States has released an official statement on radical life extension” (1). In the United States, religious organizations have kept us guessing on whether immortality is healthy or unhealthy. Despite this, it is possible to draw conclusions on how religions may view…

of America. America was settled by the Spanish and the British with such settlements as Jamestown and Plymouth in the 1600s. When these various people of Spain and Britain settled America, they brought many different cultural influences, such as religious beliefs, family traditions and food. In the 1800s there was a great famine in…

The Bible: From Boring to Transforming “Honestly, reading the Bible is boring,” says 16 year old Micha, “I like the stories and stuff, but don’t see how it applies to my life.” This outlook of scripture is all too common among young people today. Micha represents a generation where all good things come in small screens, where satisfaction is based on speed, and where attention is unnecessary to succeed. This modern era has rejected patience and stillness for busyness and productivity. In such…