Ediomo-Obong Amasi Religions influenced many regions in similar ways. Buddhism and Christianity influenced many regions and both influenced two main regions that left them with a major impact. Buddhism was spread in a particular way which was also the way other religions spread‚ including Christianity. These two religions way of spreading influenced the world of today. Buddhism was spread in different way than others. Buddhism began in Ancient India and the Middle East. Today‚ it is mainly
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can also be applied to the concept of abortion. As one can tell by the name of this ethical system‚ Christianity is the main proponent of this system through its direct application of the Great Commandment. The Great Commandment states that one should love God and that one should love his/her neighbor as one loves his/herself. Following the Great Commandment without the applications of Christianity as a whole‚ abortion could be seen as a viable and moral choice. The reasoning for this is that if one
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to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and Buddhist cave monasteries formed along the route into China. The Vedic religion known as Brahmanism attempted to explain all theological problems
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Between the introduction of the Christianity movement during the Apostolic Age in the first century until the first quarter of the fourth century‚ Christians were loosely governed by the local church or local bishop. During this time‚ in the first three centuries‚ Christians had looked towards Jerusalem as a reference point. However‚ its legalization in the fourth century was the beginning of many changes that had taken place within the Christianity governing structure over the next few centuries
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unreasonable and arbitrary. Sometimes‚ the forming of ritual could be chased through history. Almost all the rituals are used for ceremony. Let’s take Christianity as an example. There are two important rituals in Christianity that everyone must know even when they do not belong to it. First‚ Baptism. People who believe in Christianity will being sprayed to their head using water‚ thus other Christians recognize him as a Christian and adopt him into their Church. This ritual
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Tension between Jewish Christianity and Gentile Christianity was one big cat fight to say the least. The two groups did not get alone with each other‚ in fact they barely interacted with one another. The separation between the two led to misunderstanding‚ mistrust‚ and hostility even though Judaism had a major influence on Christianity. Jewish Christianity and Gentile Christianity had their similarities that they didn’t come to appreciate until years later. The division between the Jews and the
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During the spread of Buddhism in china‚ three popular views were that the spreading of Buddhism should be stopped‚ society benefited from it‚ and it was the way of salvation (afterlife). One of the responses to the spread of Buddhism was that it should be stopped. Many officials believed that Buddhism was harmful to china because Buddhism was discordant with the already established Chinese traditions‚ culture‚ and aristocracy. The leading scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Han Yu‚
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When Christianity was first developed‚ it was often thought of as a radical cult targeting Rome. These thoughts come from the higher powers of the Roman civilization‚ yet as time progressed the leaders started assimilating the religion into society. The view of the Christians began to change as the religion began to spread its ideals throughout the lower class. The morals of Christianity gave the lower class comfort‚ for they did not have the same luxuries as the upper class did. Especially for women
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Ultimately it seems that Christianity‚ at its core‚ seems to advocate for such ideals. Through the fostering of a truly Christian community‚ the cultivation of brotherhood for all of mankind seems to be something which is possible. The ethic of Christianity‚ while not perfect‚ can serve to better the individual and the world by the self-sacrificing of ones own selfish desires. Nietzsche would contend that it is the sacrificing of self which exactly leads to the entrapment of the mind. I however do
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Introduction Since the crucifixion of Jesus‚ opponents of Christianity have directly criticized the religion’s foundation‚ attempting to belie the historicity of Christ’s physical resurrection. Aiming to nullify Christianity and confute the prospect of supernatural intervention or divine involvement‚ skeptics and opponents of Christianity continually disseminate naturalistic alternatives‚ or conspiracy theories‚ to contradict the resurrection account. One popular notion reasons against the validity
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