In Christian Pilgrimage And Faith: Buddhism, Christianity
The word pilgrimage is a common word in most religions, however it is taken in different context for each and every religion that utilizes this term. Pilgrimage is described as a journey with purpose into what each religion recognizes as a holy or sacred place. These journeys often have a motive or a reason behind why one feels the need to take on this journey and why it must go to that chosen destination, however many religions have different sacred places, some mandatory and some voluntary. It is the voluntary pilgrimage experiences that can arise question as to why an individual feels the need to undergo into a pilgrimage journey and the underlying motives as well as the reasoning behind their motives. After reading the scholarly article by Eleonore Villarrubia, “Catholic Pilgrimage: a Spiritual Journey”, “Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam” and
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“Christian Pilgrimage Groups in Jerusalem”, The three articles above explain the meaning of the word pilgrimage whilst also stating that the word’s definition can and may vary from religion to religion as the journeys, length and places change according to each religion. The main idea stated in these three articles is why each individual in a particular religion choses to engage in a pilgrimage experience and they explain the reasoning behind each and every pilgrimage experience. As stated in Pilgrimage Groups in Jerusalem “pilgrimage is structured through an itinerary which consists of a series of encounters, purposefully shaped to bring to life the story of Jesus.” In Christian Pilgrimage Groups in Jerusalem, the author followed a group of Anglican pilgrims throughout their journey in Jerusalem since the first day to the last to better understand the motive behind many pilgrim’s journeys and how it would affect them.
The Anglican group of pilgrims consisted of two ministers who perform readings of the bible and allocated this readings to certain places in which the stories may have occurred and 49 followers from Great Britain. Throughout the journey the author explains the reactions, the growing faith, and the framing process. The author concludes that Christian pilgrim groups come to these sites seeking to experience a holy feeling and experience Jesus’ journey, Vida Bajc states that these pilgrims feel as though they relived history and undergo meta-framing that will shape their experience and their faith according to their previous knowledge of the bible
readings. As per “Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam”, the author seeks to prove how three religions and their practice’s move towards creating a pilgrimage experience. In the article it is explained how each religion goes into this journey and explains the holy places visited by them as well as the motives behind it. As per the Christian religion he states that pilgrims seek to go through the same paths and places in which God himself walked through and lived in. These pilgrims also want to feel a certain connection with God, they want to find self-peace and honor God while in these places. They also tend to seek for any souvenir, a rock that touched Jesus’ tomb, water from which he walked on etc. in hopes of holding on to this holy experience. In the article the subjects that were analysed consisted of Buddhist, Christian and Islamic pilgrims, their journeys were analysed and explained, which made it clear as to what each religion seeks to gain from such holy visits. Meanwhile in ‘Catholic Pilgrimage, a Spiritual Journey”, Eleonore goes into more focus as to what Catholic Pilgrims seek in these spiritual journeys. She explains the nature of the word pilgrim and the first dated pilgrimage experience. Although she focuses on the Catholic pilgrimage she goes through the Muslin pilgrimage, and also Buddhist pilgrimage in which she states that each religion conducts their own pilgrimage journey’s whilst some are mandatory and others are voluntary. For catholic she informs us of the mainly visited places by Catholic pilgrims and explains why these places have become so important to the catholic religion, such as the Holy Land in Jerusalem.
“Christian Pilgrimage Groups in Jerusalem”, The three articles above explain the meaning of the word pilgrimage whilst also stating that the word’s definition can and may vary from religion to religion as the journeys, length and places change according to each religion. The main idea stated in these three articles is why each individual in a particular religion choses to engage in a pilgrimage experience and they explain the reasoning behind each and every pilgrimage experience. As stated in Pilgrimage Groups in Jerusalem “pilgrimage is structured through an itinerary which consists of a series of encounters, purposefully shaped to bring to life the story of Jesus.” In Christian Pilgrimage Groups in Jerusalem, the author followed a group of Anglican pilgrims throughout their journey in Jerusalem since the first day to the last to better understand the motive behind many pilgrim’s journeys and how it would affect them.
The Anglican group of pilgrims consisted of two ministers who perform readings of the bible and allocated this readings to certain places in which the stories may have occurred and 49 followers from Great Britain. Throughout the journey the author explains the reactions, the growing faith, and the framing process. The author concludes that Christian pilgrim groups come to these sites seeking to experience a holy feeling and experience Jesus’ journey, Vida Bajc states that these pilgrims feel as though they relived history and undergo meta-framing that will shape their experience and their faith according to their previous knowledge of the bible
readings. As per “Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam”, the author seeks to prove how three religions and their practice’s move towards creating a pilgrimage experience. In the article it is explained how each religion goes into this journey and explains the holy places visited by them as well as the motives behind it. As per the Christian religion he states that pilgrims seek to go through the same paths and places in which God himself walked through and lived in. These pilgrims also want to feel a certain connection with God, they want to find self-peace and honor God while in these places. They also tend to seek for any souvenir, a rock that touched Jesus’ tomb, water from which he walked on etc. in hopes of holding on to this holy experience. In the article the subjects that were analysed consisted of Buddhist, Christian and Islamic pilgrims, their journeys were analysed and explained, which made it clear as to what each religion seeks to gain from such holy visits. Meanwhile in ‘Catholic Pilgrimage, a Spiritual Journey”, Eleonore goes into more focus as to what Catholic Pilgrims seek in these spiritual journeys. She explains the nature of the word pilgrim and the first dated pilgrimage experience. Although she focuses on the Catholic pilgrimage she goes through the Muslin pilgrimage, and also Buddhist pilgrimage in which she states that each religion conducts their own pilgrimage journey’s whilst some are mandatory and others are voluntary. For catholic she informs us of the mainly visited places by Catholic pilgrims and explains why these places have become so important to the catholic religion, such as the Holy Land in Jerusalem.