there is no God or gods. deconstruction: A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida‚ that sets aside ordinary categories of analysis and makes use‚ instead‚ of unexpected perspectives on cultural elements; it can be used for finding underlying values in a text‚ film‚ artwork‚ cultural practice‚ or religious phenomenon. dualism: The belief that reality is made of two different principles (spirit and matter); the belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict. immanent: Existing and operating
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In second research‚ Group Identification under Conditions of Threat: College Students’ Attachment to Country‚ Family‚ Ethnicity‚ Religion‚ and University Before and After September 11‚ 2001. Moskalenko‚ McCauley and Rozin made three classes of introductory psychology students at the University of Pennsylvania completed a survey which includes several measures of group identification before‚ immediately after and long after the 9/11 attacks. They define group identification as caring about the outcomes
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“Religious language is meaningless” The problem of religious language considers whether it is possible to talk about God meaningfully if the traditional conceptions of God as being incorporeal‚ infinite‚ and timeless‚ are accepted. Because these traditional conceptions of God make it difficult to describe him‚ religious language has the potential to be meaningless. Theories of religious language either attempt to demonstrate that such language is meaningless‚ or attempt to show how religious language
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components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred: * What a religious tradition says—its teachings‚ texts‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ myths‚ and others * What a religious tradition does—worship‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ ritual‚ and so forth * How a religious tradition organizes—leadership‚ relationships among members‚ and so forth * Identifies key critical issues in the study of religion * Includes specific examples from the various religious traditions described in
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Religious and Ethnic Groups ETH 125/Cultural Diversity November 10‚ 2013 Sally Kwitkowski Religious and Ethnic Groups I associate myself as being a white Christian female. Although there are many millions of people who consider themselves of the Christian belief‚ there are several branches of that belief that practice different worshipping techniques. Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) The Latter Day Saints (“Mormons”) are a Christian group founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s‚ and who have
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branches of Islam. 1. Explain the meaning of the name‚ Islam. It comes from an Arabic word that means Peace. 2. Explain the basic concepts of Islam. In Islam‚ they believe in one God. They promote peace and believe in the prophet‚ Mohammad who revealed His word. 3. Describe the practices of Islam. Islam follows the ’5 pillars’. These are belief in one God‚ daily prayers‚ fasting in the month of Ramadan‚ charity to the less fortunate‚ and a pilgrimage to the holy land. 4. Describe
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Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Natalie Lewis Eth/125 June 08‚ 2013 Jodi Perro Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper The religious group is chose was Jehovah’s Witnesses. I did some online research and also asked my children’s Foster Mother‚ Regina Metzger the questions. I wanted to see what the differences of what I found online and what she said the beliefs were. So this is a mixture of what I got from my online sources and what she said. Jehovah’s Witnesses differ from other religious
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Religious and Ethnic Groups Ika Michelle Webb ETH/125 June 7‚ 2013 Judith Rozarie Religious and Ethnic Groups According to Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Orthodox Judaism is a “the religion of those Jews who adhere most strictly to traditional beliefs and practices.” (Britannica‚ 2013) Differentiating from Christianity‚ Orthodox Jews adhere to daily worship‚ traditional prayers and holidays‚ and how and when a child goes through adulthood. While in a synagogue‚ men and women are separated‚ which
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Concerning the study religious traditions‚ many critical issues will need a close attention to identify the distinctions between them. One critical issue is how the religious traditions are passed along from generation to generation. Many developed world religions have an established sacred text as well as an oral tradition. In some cases‚ these oral traditions have been written down. For instance‚ in Judaism‚ the tradition of the Oral Torah and the written Torah. The written Torah became the Tanakh
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Identification. Since declaring independence on 20 July 1810 and achieving it in 1819‚ Colombia has changed its name seven times. Regional cultural traditions are diverse‚ with a broad range of distinct groups that have unique customs‚ accents‚ social patterns‚ and cultural adaptations. These groups are classified into three cultures: those in the interior‚ the countryside‚ and the coastal regions. Only during elections‚ sporting events‚ and beauty pageants do the regional cultures unite for a common
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