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    Religion is a system of beliefs with symbols and rituals with or without god (Giddens 2009). Religion has given people cultural meaning and has defined the norms and values. The role of religion can be seen in both the personal and social aspects throughout history. People mentally needed the religion‚ not only due to the faith and rituals‚ but also because it was the only exhaustive system which has included all sorts of rules. By transition from renaissance to industrialisation and the start of

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    Essay Questions: 1. What is a religion?  You’ve read our textbook author’s definition; use that definition as a starting point to go further. The word “religion” is such a broad word that to this day there is no one definition that can satisfy all religions. For the time being‚ it is better to simply be open to many possible definitions‚ without embracing any single one. Different people especially in different religions will all have a difference in opinion when trying to use

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    Many people in their own religion cannot identify someone/something in their religion 2.It is important to study religion‚ so there is a better understanding of the people around us 3.Religion takes on the full affect of people around the world 4.People need to walk up to someone with good intention’s of them and not make a generic assumption 5. We need to study and continue to study in future generations about religion. The more knowledge we know about other religions the better off we will be

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    Some say that Religion and Wisdom go hand in hand. That one is unable to thrive without the other. In this Explanatory Synthesis I will discuss Karen Armstrong and Robert Thurman beliefs and differences about the two subjects. I am going to be using the section “Homo Religiosus” written by Armstrong and the section “Wisdom” written by Thurman to compare the author’s views. Robert Thurman is one of the first Americans to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He is a scholar‚ translator‚ activist

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    Protestant Reformation 1517‚ when Luther published The Ninety-Five Theses‚ Counter-Reformation initiated by the Council of Trent and spearheaded by the new order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) t (1545–1563) Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration Religious orders Spiritual movements 1. Political dimensions Such reforms included the foundation of seminaries for the proper training of priests in the spiritual life and the theological traditions of the Church The Waldensian

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    Religion in the Philippines Main Religions in the Philippines Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1% (2000 census) The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao‚ many are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about five

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    Perspectives of Religion Perspectives of Religion Religion has always been a part of society; it has played a key role in many social events and will continue to. Within all these religions there are many things they have in common and it’s interesting to see that even though they still continue to have conflict. Religion has many aspects and different ways to perceive it. Throughout this paper I will look at religion in four key perspectives‚ which are Conflict‚ Functionalism‚ Feminism‚ and

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    Religion Page 8 Blue box 4 Major characteristics of religion: * Belief and Believers * All of the major world religions are founded by a group of believers with beliefs. Without these the religion would not exist‚ as the main element to any religion is the following. * Sacred texts/ Writings * At the core of most religions is a sacred piece of literature. It indicates the beliefs‚ rules‚ and how the religion should be portrayed in the modern world. * Ethics

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    Jessica Ferry American Religious History February 25‚ 2013 Religions Role on the American Revolution Religions Role on the American Revolution Religion was not a major cause of the American Revolution but it did make an immense impact. The revolutionary struggle subtly interacted with religion‚ but then quickly changed traditional European relations between the government and religion and made America an inspiration of religious freedom for people everywhere. The

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    According to some estimates‚ there are roughly 4‚200 religions in the world. Religions are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. George Bernard Shaw once wrote that there is only one religion‚ though there are one hundred versions of it. From our point of view‚ we strongly agree with what George Bernard Shaw said. There is only one religion because all the religions believe the existence of one power which is beyond nature and human being to rule the world

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