The Role Of Identity And Religion In Modern American Society
There is a need to facilitate the greater expressions that culminates to the universal values on the part that involves particular religious communities, especially in the modern American society. This should take place without necessarily devaluing the positive national and ethnic characteristics. According to Casanova, the sociological insights regarding identity and religion as the basic need for security must be considered including the religious role of identity when under threat (5). As religion embraces this need, it is always ta the expense of the most fundamental universal values and personal aspirations (Casanova 27). The reality is that from time to time, individuals, especially of higher stature in the society who represent institutions
and religious attachments reflect and not necessarily lead their communities. They are also not very likely to let themselves become applicable to the relationships that are beyond the community since the latter is threatening in either the sociological, economic and political conditions. For these reasons, the religious hierarchies serve as the obstacles and not the impetus reconciliation conditioners. While it is not the panacea, interreligious dialogue and adequate cooperation through respect of the autonomous identity of each other is good for the greater security and confidence of the communities in a wider context and as a testimony that maintains to strive for universal fundamentalism.
As earlier mentioned, religion, even in the American community, contains different identity components where nationalism has a significant role. However, as observed in come traditions of religious concepts the, there is an inextricable relationship between nationalism or peoplehood and religion. For example, the American Judaism religion offers a faith and a way of life. LaHaye, asserts that the experiences come from historic religious experiences as expressed by a particular group, which is then expressed through memory. Resultantly, Judaism, as practised by the Jews, and bound into the peoplehood or nationhood and with the historical geography of the populations (10). To understand this, take the concept where the national religious paradigm has been a design that serves as the testimony for the divine presence on earth, as observed in history and creation to be the ideal that takes place. Judaism's foundation text, which is viewed as the direct word from God as was communicated through Moses to the Israelites called the pentech, reiterates it divinity as revealed in religion, which should be lived by the people. The American nation's ability to live securely in the land is dependent upon the observance of their religious way of life forming the central values of righteousness and justice.
and religious attachments reflect and not necessarily lead their communities. They are also not very likely to let themselves become applicable to the relationships that are beyond the community since the latter is threatening in either the sociological, economic and political conditions. For these reasons, the religious hierarchies serve as the obstacles and not the impetus reconciliation conditioners. While it is not the panacea, interreligious dialogue and adequate cooperation through respect of the autonomous identity of each other is good for the greater security and confidence of the communities in a wider context and as a testimony that maintains to strive for universal fundamentalism.
As earlier mentioned, religion, even in the American community, contains different identity components where nationalism has a significant role. However, as observed in come traditions of religious concepts the, there is an inextricable relationship between nationalism or peoplehood and religion. For example, the American Judaism religion offers a faith and a way of life. LaHaye, asserts that the experiences come from historic religious experiences as expressed by a particular group, which is then expressed through memory. Resultantly, Judaism, as practised by the Jews, and bound into the peoplehood or nationhood and with the historical geography of the populations (10). To understand this, take the concept where the national religious paradigm has been a design that serves as the testimony for the divine presence on earth, as observed in history and creation to be the ideal that takes place. Judaism's foundation text, which is viewed as the direct word from God as was communicated through Moses to the Israelites called the pentech, reiterates it divinity as revealed in religion, which should be lived by the people. The American nation's ability to live securely in the land is dependent upon the observance of their religious way of life forming the central values of righteousness and justice.