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This research begins with the statement that globalization and industrialization have affected not only people’s lifestyle and living standards but the worldview as well. Religion is interpreted differently in different societies; it is interpreted differently in an industrialized global economy and in local economies.
The author states that the Hindu synthesis is deemed to have commenced in the early years of the Christian Era, and co-existed with Buddhism for centuries before gaining an upper hand in the majority of the royal circles in the 8th century CE. This provided a strong foundation on which the faith could be spread from North India to the South.
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No one has ever seen the so-called “Supreme Being” but many have been faithful to Thee. This devotion has been transformed into duty in certain religions. The never-ending loyalty has successfully influenced the different sectors of the society. Even politics and economy have been utilizing these bounden duties.
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Yaconelli is more concerned about the youth pastors taking time for God. He is more concerned about the teen youths preaching to youth.These youths are playing a major role in influencing the youths in the wrong way and would wish that these pastors focus in the right direction. The author also ridicules the youths who have no time for God.
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The author states that the Book of Mormon is the record of the ancient inhabitants of the American continent. It is a collection of the writings of prophets much like the Bible. Teachings about the requirements for salvation are mixed with history, records of wars and accounts of social upheavals.
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The religious background of Pakistan as a nation based on Islamic teachings and principles limits the scope of a democratic society. So, less tolerance is shown towards non-Muslims, interaction and communication are limited to an extent. The other parts of Asia were deeply influenced by major religions like Buddhism and Hinduism
The concept became the basis of the main principle according to which your good deeds will be rewarded and you'll reap a good fortune. If you do harm to another person or to nature, the spirits will punish you. Misfortunes are often perceived to be brought about by bad or mischievous spirits who find delight in seeing bad luck among mortals.
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Its argument is that Christianity is not unfamiliar to the Africans. The apologists are divided into two distinct schools of thought and endeavor to validate their argument in two different ways, which can be referred to as historical and moral.
The author states that moving from one place to another leads to a number of changes on many levels upon the lives of the immigrants through a number of aspects such as religious, social, psychological, economical etc. Therefore the subsequent settling process takes many forms and goes through various stages.
One first generation Jewish family was from an affluent background. They owned a home in the Jewish quarter. This family from Europe was excavating an ancient home underneath their present home. Like the other Jews interviewed this family spoke of the Jewish history in the land and their connections to this history as Jews.
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The National Baptist Convention was created in 1895 and became a major platform for the African American population. It had over two million members in 1906 and ranked third after the Roman Catholic and Methodist Episcopal bodies as the largest religious body in the United States. There were close to three million members by 1916
In these manuscripts, Irenaeus triumphed in unifying a discourse that institutionalized, and forever after would preserve an enduring split of Christian fronts. Indeed, Irenaeus would still barely be a witness to a self-proclaimed usage of gnostikos that gives a reason for the contemporary category ‘gnosticism.’
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The main function of the religion was found to be a missionary. The 21st century being the third millennium of Christianity, newer and greater challenges are likely to confront the Episcopal Church. However, Webber states that as seen in the past, the key supports in the future are likely to remain: an apostolic tradition and freedom of expression
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This essay discusses that religionists believe in the superpower of God and they argue that God is an indefinable entity for a human being and human wisdom is not good enough to compete against God’s wisdom. They also believe that the creator has superior power than creations and creations cannot question the sovereignty of the creator.
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The author states that some experts contend that Confucianism is not founded by Kung Fu-Tzu, and traces its origins at least one thousand years prior to the birth of its said founder. This lack of specific founder is shared by Taoism, which appears to be a product of ancient philosophy instead of being the agglomeration of one man’s teachings.
Religion does not only serve as a means of providing a path for spiritual enlightenment for an individual but if followed in its true sense, it possesses the basic principles upon which, the foundation of entire countries is primarily based. In specific, Islam is the second largest religion in the world.
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In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the issue of women ordination has been amongst the most vocal controversies particularly in the Catholic Church. As more Protestant denominations have started women ordination, including the Church of England, the teaching of the Catholic Church on the clergy comprising of all-male has come under attack.
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There is compelling evidence of the presence of a ship and its petrified remains in a glacier in the mountain ranges of Ararat. According to Balsiger (2010), “If the Ararat ice cap continues to shrink in future years, perhaps some of the remains of the long sought-after ark will be openly exposed.
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More significantly, the church leaders played a major role in educating the community as they led civil rights movements against unfriendly treatment which was against their teaching as they viewed lack of respect for the individual civil right as immoral and their prohibition of the act as an example of moral resentment.
The story of Adam and Eve is one that lends itself to interpretation. Adam and Eve tried to move too quickly to the next stage of their being — to “grow up too fast” — and in doing so, missed out on the opportunity for the fruitful maturation and spiritual development God intended for them. It’s important not to equate the condition of pre-Fall humans with a childlike naivety.
They are of the view that Almighty God is the One and the Only, and it is He Who has created man in His own image and blessed him with the superiority over all other creatures, as the Bible states: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea".
The Theban Mapping Project relies on two principal documents for detailing the typical structure of a royal tomb from the Valley of the Kings. One of these is a papyrus containing the plan of the tomb of Rameses IV. These tombs differed from the earlier ones such as the (masonry) pyramids in some ways.
In present times, scientists around the world understanding and recognizing the fact that the more they develop their research in this matter, the more complex picture of the world comes into the view. Although science has revolutionized our world upside down, yet there are certain limitations beyond which the development seizes to occur.
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The anti-Semitism or anti-Jewish sentiment during the 1890s forced Herzl to start a movement that could lessen the distrust and conflict between Jews and non-Jews. Herzl, in his book The Jewish State- the manifesto or the basic document of the Zionist movement, has clearly revealed the ideologies of Zionism.
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The author states that Chapter 22 mentions a great flood, placing the story after the time of Noah and allusions are made that a mediator between God and man would be coming, placing it before Jesus. “Job functions as a priest in offering sacrifices for his family (1:5), similar to what we find with Abraham.
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According to the paper, the advice of Job’s friends was philosophical and dogmatic which seemed too absurd for Job to accept. A circumspect reader would immediately notice at the beginning of the book that Job doesn’t have anything to do at all with his misery. In fact, God himself told Satan that “there is no one on earth like him.
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Both the authors handle the issues, which create a perception about the Islam in the society. Ernst puts a lot of emphasis on ‘rethinking’ Islam. In the first Chapter, Ernst explores the western perception and prejudices towards the Islam in periods of medieval and modern. He outlines some ways that can help to avoid the prejudices of our time.
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The author states that at 15 years of age, he was given the political power of Tibet after an invasion by the Maoist army. He retained this position even when he fled to India in 1959 to evade the Chinese chaos of the Tibetan revolution in Lhasa. In this leadership position, the Dalai Lama has worked on several developments for the Tibetan people.
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Christianity and Islam in both doctrine and practice exhibit both significant similarities and significant differences. Theologically the differences relate to the position of Christ. Islam views Christ as one in a long line of prophets. Moreover, he is not regarded as the ultimate prophet as that position is reserved for Muhammad
As the paper outlines, the finer aspects of Islam and the Islamic Law are ingrained in the holy Quran. The spread of Islam in this world has been phenomenal. Starting from the cities of the Makkah and Madinah in the Arabian world, the message of the Islam spread at lightning speed. The messages of Islam spread to three continents of the world.
Novelist Haruki Murakami in his book on the subway attack “Underground” echoes the sentiments of the common man when he states that the Aum Shinrikyo Cult phenomenon is disturbing because it comprised of people from among the common man who was all pledged to such a terrible mission. Many people have discarded groups like the ASC
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Religion can be defined as a collection of various cultures, beliefs, and practices of various people in the world and their spiritual and moral values. It is different from normal human life because it has a public aspect. It involves worship which is accompanied by prayers and scriptures, music, festivals, dance, public service, and sacrifices.
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Technology and the media also facilitate this phenomenon. Television, for instance, provides us with an opportunity to watch our selves and what we should aspire for. The result was that people, as viewers start to live in a mirror like a world wherein people, are exposed to reflections of their fantasies and pictures of themselves.
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Higher power is non-existent to Atheists. This issue had been weighed up and had been discussed in various debates as well. Christians have repeatedly and openly disapproved of these agnostics. Each condemns the other. The groups wrestle about the issues of life after death and other spiritual concerns.
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Abortion is allowed when a mother’s psychiatric condition is not supporting her health. This condition, however, has been rejected by most researchers who state that abortion is only acceptable when a woman’s physical health is at risk. However several psychiatric consequences of abortion have been highlighted by the researchers.
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The essay shows that there are many passages within the Koran that demonstrate a stark bias of men over women, including in aspects of marriage, divorce, and polygamy. Still, there are many elements that call for the equitable treatment of women. Regarding jihad, while the Koran makes provisions for war, it is up to interpretation the extent that it actively encourages jihad.
The Bible shares several stories of leadership highlighting noble people worth emulating. The likes of Abraham, Noah, Moses who embodied true obedience to God’s commands were able to lead in ways that were difficult for them, however, under God’s wings, they were guided well and vindicated of any negativism as a reward to their faithfulness.
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The author states that thousands of languages are written and spoken in divergent areas, regions and societies of the world, which not only play decisive role in the interaction process between millions of the individuals, but also are reflective of social norms, cultural traits, religious beliefs, mores, taboos, traditions, conventions, and statutes.
Luke sought to give a full picture of the work of the Holy Spirit in and through the early church in order to defend the gospel and convince readers of its truth. The church is the true Israel – the people of God reborn, its members described as the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy ( Luke 24 verse 25)
Hassan Al Banna was one of the most influential Islamic reformists who has left a significant mark on the modern history of Islam in the 20th Century. The organization that he formed as well as the reformist ideas that he floated are still considered as the influence on the current Islamic thought.
The author states that another issue the characters face is the extent that religious myth fuels extremism that spreads across the border after the partition. Other religious issues are the Indians treatment of the missionary’s Bible, the issue of marriage between Hindus and Muslims and the perceptions and biases.
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The author explains that the word Islam alone can be translated in many word variations, such as peace, acceptance, and surrender or submission of self to only one God, Allah. Islam is perhaps one of the few monotheistic religions in the world and the most stringent as well. Islam is practiced in accordance with its five pillars.
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More than two thousand years ago, there was a man named Jesus proclaiming the message of salvation into the land of God’s chosen people, the Israel. He found his twelve disciples and they began together spreading the good news about the forgiveness of sins and the coming Kingdom of God. Jesus was not an ordinary man in his time.
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In Buddhism the world that one experiences it is simply a product of our thoughts, maya, illusion. In Buddhist philosophy, the gods, the earth, heaven and the Dao can be thought of in the same way as not having a self, a real definition that can be stated. The world we perceive exists only as a phenomenon of mind.
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The approaches that have been adopted in this respect can be classified into ontological, cosmological, and teleological arguments. Of these, the cosmological arguments are based on empirical evidence, and proceed from the fact of the world as it exists, in order to arrive at a logical conclusion that there must be a cause behind this world.
The author states that a review of Pauline epistles would show that for the last five to six years of his ministry, Paul seriously initiated, pleaded and gathered collections from the various Gentile Christian churches he founded for the holy ones in Jerusalem. The collection was so portentous to him that he decided to personally deliver it to Jerusalem.
Several Christian churches have attributed the authorship of the Book of Genesis to Moses (Keathley 6). The Book of the Genesis is one of the first five books of the Old Testament that are collectively referred to as the Pentateuch meaning “five books” or the books of the law because they contain the laws and instruction of God through Moses.
In the 1950s and 1960s, to study brain wave patterns correlated with spiritual states, early studies attempted to use “EEGs.” Dr. Michael Persinger stimulated the temporal lobes of human subjects with a weak magnetic field, during the 1980s, wherein his subjects claimed to have a sensation of an ethereal presence in the room
Wright believes that the practices of Jesus cannot be compared to anything like the Hellenistic cynics or the New Age Gurus, but nevertheless, since Wright was non-Jewish he was a non-sequester and hence was totally dependent on those who handled the Jewish material because they were considered to be appropriate and authentic sources of authority.
Pastors are to be examples in words and indeed because as teachers of the laws of God, people look up to them to be doing what they teach and not just tell them what to do. We always hear people say that to be a good leader, one has to be a good follower. Thus, a good leader knows that he has become what he is because he had a good leader