being concerned with religion or religious matters. In other word the state of being spiritual. Spirituality is someone’s personal search in life and finding greater meaning in their existence. Spirituality looks beyond outer appearances to someone deeper significance and soul of everything. It’s about the love and respect for God; love and respect for oneself and everyone around them. Spirituality is about…
Introduction Religion and crime are two popular topics in our society. A lot of research has been done on the relationship between the two. Church attendance was the variable used as the measurement of “religion” in one’s life. One article used a belief in heaven and hell as the variable instead. Hypothesis I believe my hypothesis is correct, because religions teach about having morals and ethics. Many religions believe having proper ethics will reward you either later in life, or in the…
often use religion to justify warring against one another. This relates to hate crimes rising as well. Religious violence is on the rise. Many people are flocking to the idea of using violence because of differences in religion because it is believed to be a popular idea. The current younger generation is the majority of these people. If students are taught about human origins of religion, religious violence could be eliminated or decreased immensely. If students are taught about religion about…
not religions are valid or true. The topic of religion has been an important ongoing topic for humans for many years. I believe religion is a significant topic given that many believe in religions and will believe in them based only off of faith and what they are told. I am also very perplexed on how so many people can believe in such stories of supernatural causes and base most of their lives believing in these religions. Yet, on the other hand, many people do not believe in these religions and…
Doctoral Studies are valued to me in many ways. By obtaining a Ph. D in Religion, that focuses on Religion, Culture, and Ethics will not only provide me with an indebt knowledge and research opportunities at a graduate level; but it will also serve as a foundation for a career in the academic field of religion. An academic career would allow me to continue my journey of lifelong psychological research and contributions to religion as it relates to the millennial culture. Attaining a Ph.D. in…
participants claimed a religion, nearly all of them stated that they participated in some sort of spiritual practice. I questioned further into the types of spiritual practice, and three of the participants claimed that going outdoors was part of their practice, while two participants mentioned meditation as part of their spirituality. The idea that taking walks in nature will help the spirituality and mental health of an individual is not a far stretch. As proven by a Stanford led study,…
Religions are known to bring out the good in individuals, however, there lies a side where religious motives guide people to carry out awful actions. Actions such as collective violence, is carried out by millenarian religious movements. Understanding Contemporary Millenarian Violence by John Walliss, is an article that summarizes studies of millenarian violence, enabling readers to understand what these religious movements have done and their “darker” side. The article by John Walliss enables…
Traces of the Spirit, by Robin Sylan, New York: New York University Press 2001. 221 pages. Reviewed by Taylor S. Towers. Traces of the Spirit was chosen for review due to how it’s study of religion in modern western cultural music relates to our classes study of other culture’s music and how religion strongly influences them. Throughout the course many of the articles we read discussed how music in other cultures, such as Balinese or African, differs from western music in the fact that in…
Literature Review Studies show approximately 95% of inmates will be released from prison, back into society (Gibbons & Katzenbach 2006). In addition, more than half of all prisoners serve sentences fewer than three years (Thomas, & Zaitow, 2006). Noting these facts, incorporating the benefits of religious observance, coping skills and self-improvement becomes increasingly important to the inmate population, as well as society at large. At this juncture, little research has been conducted,…
to create our understanding of religion while helping us to make sense of the world around us. From people’s experiences, they develop different interpretations of religion and different ways they feel it should be studied and reflected upon. Gustavo Gutierrez and Soren Kierkegaard, although differing in their approach to understanding, maintain the same purpose in reflecting upon the study of theology— to develop a connection between the human experience and the study of theology.…