Religion and Theology Essays

Buddhism is a spiritual religion, which is followed by thousands of people all around the world. A large number of traditions and beliefs are followed in Buddhism. There is no single text of Buddhism that is followed all over the world as a number of different Buddhist texts are followed by its practitioners.

 By 710, the Japanese Nara period began with the reign of Emperor Genmei. This era was culturally enriched by the civilizations of China and, indirectly, of India. Nara’s Chinese contemporary - the T’ang Empire - was prosperous and powerful at the time and with the establishment of diplomatic relations, Japan came to assimilate much of its culture.

They used lawsuits to try to prevent evolution from being taught. Not much has changed in the last 84 years. While most of the rest of the developed world would blanch at the notion of teaching Creationism—the idea that God created the world and everything in it—in the United States there are institutes and public figures who promote the idea.

The author of the essay says that the religious education George has is from the daily teachings from his father and mother that he received when he was young. He is also an ardent and avid reader of the Holy Bible, a factor that makes him very resourceful in terms of religious issues and arguments.

The author explains that from the start, Muhammad got absorbed in the religion. He could leave for Mt. Hira and spend days and nights meditating and praying. During one night while he was still praying, Angel Gabriel approached him and proclaimed him as Allah’s messenger to spread the faith among the Arabian people.

 Enlightenment philosophers, determined to honor only truths demonstrated through reason or experience ascribed little value to revealed religion.” (Heroic Leadership, PP 231) The main leaders who took this movement forward were Descartes, Pascal, Bayle, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau. 

The significance of these religious rituals is the spiritual feelings that it produces in the people, and the music, in particular, has a special significance for Buddhists because the pirith chanting is supposed to be associated with feelings of peace and closeness to the spiritual supreme being.  

The author explains that during Joseph’s stay in Egypt, it is said that he interpreted the pharaoh’s dream of the seven healthy cows being eaten by seven sickly cows to be the coming seven years of plenty followed by the impending seven years of famine. There are still a lot of other stories that show climatic variability throughout centuries.

American citizens require an immigration law that safeguards their borders, values the laws and regulations and forms such a law that helps people to gain a legal status for those who work extremely hard but without any form of permits. They believe that these people who work hard should be given work permits and temporary visas.

The author states that currently, the proportion of Iraqi Christian immigrants has significantly increased owing to a number of political and social factors. First, Iraq has always given Christians a minority status in which they feel as though they are second class citizens who are vulnerable to injustices at any time.

The author states that leaders and different groups have been known to use religion as a defense for their actions. Religions have been known to prohibit infliction of harm to others. This is, however, blurry when it comes to the “just war”. Many religions believe in a just war whereby is necessary an unavoidable in order to protect its followers.

Aquinas founded Thomism and was the first crusader for natural theology. He had considerable influence on Western thought and a lot of the philosophy of modern times was based on opposition or development of his ideas. The areas in which he had many contributions were; political theories, metaphysics, ethics and natural law.

This essay demonstrates that living a simple and aesthetic life, Buddhist monks aim to shape their lifestyle in a way that keeps their spirituality intact, allowing them a step closer to the ultimate goal: nirvana. A look into these lives can help better the understanding of each individual of Buddhism itself.

That explains why segments of the population practice Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and why certain individuals are Buddhists. In as much as all the religions have the common goal of ensuring that their believers remain spiritually enriched, some of their teachings differ from each other.

According to the paper religion does not only serve as a structured basis for following its various teachings, but it also serves as a guide for understanding the mysteries behind man’s existence. A lot of theorists and noted historical figures such as Karl Marx interpreted religion as a link to another component of the society.

As the discussion declares during most presidential or congressional elections, one is likely to hear discussions about abortion, same sex marriage, stem cell research and the death penalty on the basis of moral grounds. Religious views tend to play a prominent role in these matters, and could make the some differences.

According to the report Volf answers this question in terms of three influences and a given agenda. One of the formative influences that Volf base his arguments on is the reconciliation theology. Volf beliefs that the difference between Muslims and Christians can be solved and all they need is to embrace one another. 

Today, many people suffer from physical and emotional pain just before they die. Many of them suffer a lot in many years while bedridden. People who suffer from cancer for instance bear a lot of pain due to the fact that the said illness is meant to be experienced with excruciating pain to some extent.

The Timing of the Millennium Bible scholars generally acknowledge that the answers to spiritual questions lie within the Bible itself. The apostle Paul stated in 1 Corinthians, “These things we also speak, not with words taught by human wisdom, but with those taught by [the] spirit, as we combine spiritual [matters] with spiritual [words].” (1 Co 2:13)

The Last Supper in the New Testament is a reflection of the Passover in the book of Exodus. The Last Supper was actually marked on the Jewish day of Passover and Jesus Christ told his disciples to do it in his remembrance. The Last Supper was also a feast of unleavened bread just like the Passover in the book of Exodus.

Confucius believed in setting moral exemplars for people to emulate, which in turn fostered self-cultivation (Molloy, 2010). He refrained from using direct, easy to understand examples, as he believed in letting people arrive at a rational conclusion by critically examining a given scenario. 

For a long time now, women have been deprived of their rightful status in almost every community. Muslims give women the position of a useless object around the homestead, this is in spite of the Holy Qur’an giving clear guidelines about what the rights of women really are. The Promised Messiah himself describes the status of women as important in a family setting and in the whole community as a whole.

Given that Christianity similarly to Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism all appreciate the sharp differences that exist between these values. Both non-Christians Chinese and Christians testify to the fact that in creation there was a separation of light and darkness, sun and moon, day and darkness.

According to the paper, Islamic Spirituality, muslims believe in the existence of Allah as the only creature and true God. To understand much about spirituality, it is important to allude to the sayings of Imam ‘Ali and the poetry and prose of Jalal al-Din Rumi and analyze what they said about spirituality.

Sullivan’s arguments on “The Impossibility of Religious Freedom” are valid and true. Being an inmate, the grooming policy for Arkansas Department of Correction had prevented Holt, a Salafi practicing Muslim, from rearing his mustache beyond a quarter inch long, citing a diagnosed dermatological problem.

What is the relationship between the subculture on the First Presbyterian Church of Coral Springs on meeting the objective of the church? The application of a literature review approach provides support to the study and hence its success.

Different Christian denominations have had different ideas as to the importance and the significance of Christmas; these ideas will be discussed and evaluated below. The Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant churches have similarities and differences in their theology and rites concerning the celebration of Christmas.

The Nicene Creed is the only creed, which is promulgated by the seven ecumenical councils. Many groups which do not have a traditional way of using it in their services are committed to the doctrines of its teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, east Orthodox, Lutherans, Calvinists and many other Christian groups, commonly use Nicene Creed.

The country was under attack by extremist Islamic Groups which operated from outside the country. These Islamic groups tarnished the image of the Muslims living in the USA by emphasizing jihad as a means to identify and distinguish oneself from the rest of the world and as a means to gain peace for their people.

The coming of Jesus Christ, the son of God and yet a mortal in body and flesh has been an event, a divine intervention, unparalleled in human history. According to St. Athanasius, it was to remove corruption from the human creed by traversing the mortal path of death to resurrection that the son of God became man, the perishable body that is prone to all those very corruptions that were to be removed.

According to the report relativism is a perception, which posits that moral values or the conception of truth are not absolute but are subject to acceptance depending with the view of the individual. The concept of relativism has puzzled many theologians and philosophers with respect to the Christian views.

The research highlights the theoretical expression of religion that refers to the aspect of religion that explicates the belief system of religion. The theoretical expression of religion encompasses the myth and the doctrine elements of religion. The five aspects of the phenomenology of religion are: myth, sacred time, sacred space, symbol and Sacrament.

God created humanity to be His helpers here on earth. As such, He is always in communication with His people. In the modern world, people have been caught up with the need to satisfy economic demands ignoring their religious purpose in the world. God is powerful and will always ensure that His people understand how he calls.

According to the report the reasons that Christians are obliged to preserve the environment is that the environment preceded man’s creation. Man was created last and the environment before him so that he can rely on that environment for his survival. With that reason in mind, there is no way that Christians can destroy the environment. 

Christians believe that Jesus is the attainment of the Messianic expectation of the Old Testament and the bringer of salvation. It is proclaimed in Acts 17.3 and 18.5 that Jesus is the Messiah. Christians believe that Jesus is their redeemer. He is their Redeemer through his teachings and actions.

As the report stresses Hamlet in her article while contending emerging set of values like hip hop through Nommo would pass to other generations. Since, she does not consider the essence of Nommo or any other form or oral tradition encompasses relaying similar aspects to generations without seeming to undergo utter transformations. 

According to Confucianism, the essential duty of any human being is to do the right thing in one’s life rather than worrying about the next world. Confucianism tends to dwell on the creation of a society that is just and moral. Such a society is constructed on the foundation of mutual respect that involves, evincing respect for each other, respecting the culture and tradition, and respecting the salient social institutions.

There has been massive development since those early days - the aims being to alleviate poverty and to bring justice. It is interesting that in an organization, which in those days was perhaps even more an hierarchically male dominated church than it is today, it took women, seeking an effective role in the church, to come up with this idea.

It is the intention of this essay to show the special relevance of that portrait for the world I live in, and especially for women. Mark’s gospel was written earlier than the others, prior to 70 AD. Next came Matthew’s, then Luke’s.  John’s gospel account was written around 90 AD. Matthew wrote in Syria, for Jewish Christians.

According to the paper the cycle of life consists of birth, living or passing through stages of life and then death. The process of being born, living and then dying is, however, very unique to each individual and the experiences can depend on their level of affluence, cultural background, religious beliefs. The nurses and the healthcare system in a society have to care for people when they are born, fall sick and are dying.

This paper will therefore describe and analyze non-financial assets permitted under Islamic finance such as ijara assets, bai’salam assets, sukuk assets and assets pools under a mudaraba or a musharaka system. The goal of this research study is to provide a clearer insight into and understanding of Islamic financing.

To refute this argument, Wittmer is of the opinion that God created the earth and human beings to inhabit it with the prime aim of giving them a time to make good use of their earthly life. Failure to embrace this presumption, the author feels it would be a misinterpretation of God’s objective.

The Parable of the Burning House’s central theme is that man bears the lot of birth, worry, misery, sickness, old age, and death, but is simply not aware of all this. Human beings can only come out of the fire that symbolizes misery by following Buddha.

The Bible is said to be one of the greatest manuscripts ever written. It connects man with accurate history, reveals the nature of mankind and most importantly, it uncovers the pure truth about God. In fact, many have sacrificed their lives for it.

It is full of pain and imperfection; however, the path to salvation lies through understanding and embracing the spiritual world which is considered to be the upper one. In other words, I person should devote one’s powers to understand the world correctly to save one’s soul from ignorance.

Buddhism cannot be fully compatible with science. a. Science is taking into account experimental confirmation while Buddhism is focused the subject of "mind". i. Mind is a matter that cannot be measured (Verhoeven, 2001).

The author states that St. Matthew's Gospel was composed to fill a painfully felt need for his kindred compatriots, both devotees and unbelievers. It served as a token of his view and as a consolation in the trial to come, particularly the risk of falling back to Judaism. The same time, it was intended to persuade them that the Messiah had come.

Jesus is taken aback by John and James’s mother request to have her sons given privilege in the kingdom. However, Jesus responds by asking them “Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?"(Mathew 20:22, New International Version). Here Jesus introduces a concept of greatness in the kingdom.

For many people the relationship between religion as well as environmental problems might not seem direct. Indeed, if one takes a close look at Christianity, one can hardly find any passages that deal explicitly with the environment preservation. However, a careful analysis of this doctrine will reveal new facts.

Ontological arguments for the existence of God are based on reason rather than observation. This is contrary to other study approaches like teleological and cosmological that base they arguments on observation and sometimes reason. Ontological arguments do not look for the physical evidence to show the existence of God.