Universalism

Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian born in Lucerne to a well-established family. Von Balthasar joined the Society of Jesus in 1929 upon the completion of his dissertation. At the leading of Henri de Lubac, von Balthasar studied Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Maximus the Confessor where he discovered a hope for the salvation of the world. During his time as a chaplain in Basle, von Balthasar met the protestant theologian Karl Barth, who would go on to become close friend and major…

called Universalism, and while it sounds very lovely, and peace-loving-harmony, it is nevertheless unbiblical. It is worrisome if this trend continues. This is not to say that a pastor needs to preach hell and damnation every week, of course not. However a pastor should never stand before a congregation professing to speak from God’s Word and then tell people that there is no hell, that so long as a person lives a positive helpful life then they will go to Heaven. This view of universalism as…

not vary, it makes sense for a multicultural firm to develop a code of ethics that it can apply to all of its multicultural operations, without having to adjust for local customs as these beliefs are universal. In the McDonald’s scenario, ethical universalism would prove that even though the Korean customers are preventing other customers from using the tables that you must still respect their rights as paying customers (even if it is only a $1 coffee, or French…

Universalism is the opposite metaethical view from cultural relativism, and states that right and wrong are not based on culture or society at all. Moral rules transcend cultural boundaries and apply to everyone; there is only one correct moral code and all people should live by it, regardless of their society or culture. The implication is that in many cases societies are following the wrong moral principles, and they need to change. According to this view morals are objective and therefore…

America: Religion and Identity American religious practices and identities have contributed to a shared American identity and experience in a number of ways. In contrast, these same practices have contributed to difference. For example, American religious practices seen in the reading, “Becoming American by Becoming Hindu”, by Prema Kurien; in the book The Cursillo Movement, by Kristy Nabhan-Warren; in the reading, “Second-Generation Asian Americans”, by Helen K. Kim and Noah Leavitt show…

Measure for Measure: Illustration Essay In Shakespearian time, it was a tense time for religious people because of the constant switch between Catholic and Protestant leaders. It was a struggle against Catholic and Protestant believers to get their beliefs and idea’s out to the public and to follow their code. The beliefs of the Catholics was reigning at the time Shakespeare wrote “Measure for Measure” and had a major influence on his writing; so much that he incorporated it as a major theme.…

what the term exactly entails. Viewing the description of knowledge from the conservative perspective of the Hadith scholars and then from the collective epistemology of al-Kindi demonstrates this transition. Eventually this largely impacts the universalism of Islamic philosophy and the search for the ultimate reality within Muslim scripture. The first source that mentions the value of knowledge is the XIX. Kitab al-‘Ilm: [Book of Knowledge] with commentary by Sunan Abu Dawud. This excerpt is…

Will Herberg, writer of Protestant, Catholic, Jew, was a Jewish philosopher. He had a distinctive religious and social perspective expressed in all his writings. Herberg turned his attention to the sociology of American religion with this book. His critique of diversity is still impressive today, as are his ideas about the prominence of group identities. Herberg 's book demonstrated the sociological study of religion in the United States. He discussed how immigration and American ethnic culture…

The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case was definitely one case that significantly impacted business and society. The owners of the Hobby Lobby corporation went to trial in order to prevent from providing free contraceptive to their employees because it was against their beliefs. In fact, they won the trial and were given the right to religious freedom. Hobby Lobby, and other corporations should not have the right to religious freedom. Corporations should not have the right to religious freedom…

principles Cultural relativism and Soft Universalism. Cultural relativism states that there is a diversity of ethical codes and that there are no universal moral principles. The first example I will be using to prove this is taken from Darius’ (the king of ancient Persia) findings. He found that Callatians ate the bodies of their dead fathers, while the Greeks practiced cremation. When he asked the Greeks what it would take them to eat their dead…